[aosmith]

And this is why I run linux...

[scrollaway]

The superfish issue is why you run linux? You could've given the world a bit of a heads up on it, don't you think?

[aosmith]

No, if you wipe the hd and reinstall it's not an issue. I run linux because I like it. Stuff like this doesn't happen with mainstream distros.

[guelo]

I know at least Mint does DNS and browser plugin ad injection.

[swhipple]

Is this documented somewhere? I tried searching for a couple combinations of "linux mint dns ad injection", but couldn't find anything relevant.

[guelo]

I was referring to their use of OpenDNS http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=128529

And hijacking Google search on Firefox, http://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=142

[vertex-four]

OpenDNS hasn't done ad pages for non-existent domains in ages. As for "hijacking" Google search, that's simply setting a different default - you can change it and nothing tries to stop you, and OS upgrades won't change it back (I believe).

[sroerick]

Aww, really? This is the first I've heard of this.

[davidgerard]

No, not really.

[shpx]

I guess you haven't heard of amazon+ubuntu? This is just a side effect of maximizing profits, and it happens to anyone making a profit, unless they're idealistic enough.

[icebraining]

Ubuntu wasn't MITM your connections, it's hardly the same. They had ads, not a massive security hole.

[mbel]

Also they informed useres about Amazon integration and afaik provide a way to disable it.

[whytry]

Sorry, I'm low on tinfoil. You'll have to go to the store and pick up your own.