Ubuntu Firefox launch page has non-SSL Google search bar

Bug #1207489 reported by Shawn Willden
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Ubuntu Start Page
Fix Committed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Google searches can be performed via either http://google.com or https://google.com. Using the latter will cause the search terms to be encrypted in transit, which is the right thing for nearly all users, to prevent ISPs and other parties between the user and Google from seeing what they're searching for.

The default launch page I get when I start up Firefox in Ubuntu Precise has a Google search bar, which uses the non-secure URL for the search. If I use the search bar at the top of the browser it does search via SSL, which is good. The launch page should be changed to use Google via HTTPS as well.

Tags: u1-notrack

Related branches

information type: Private Security → Public Security
affects: firefox (Ubuntu) → ubuntu-start-page
Dave Morley (davmor2)
tags: added: u1-notrack
Martin Albisetti (beuno)
Changed in ubuntu-start-page:
assignee: nobody → Martin Albisetti (beuno)
JACQUELINE (ijdisabest)
Changed in ubuntu-start-page:
status: New → Fix Released
Tom Haddon (mthaddon)
Changed in ubuntu-start-page:
status: Fix Released → New
Haw Loeung (hloeung)
Changed in ubuntu-start-page:
assignee: Martin Albisetti (beuno) → nobody
status: New → Fix Committed
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