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Ubuntu 13.04 beta touts search privacy – before it hooks in eBay, IMDb etc

Linux distro Ubuntu 13.04, which hit its first beta today, is already showing promise: there are small but very useful usability tweaks planned for Ubuntu’s Unity user interface.

Assuming you’ve managed to get past last year’s privacy fiasco, either by being comfortable with Canonical sending your search queries to Amazon and others or disabling the feature, this latest beta – code-named Raring Ringtail – is shaping up to be a high-water mark for Unity fans.

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