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Google integration, by definition, defies Mozilla's mission. I'm okay with the integration knowing that I can fix it, though I wish there were a start-up option for novices or to have it outright removed, though.

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Would many novices actually care. The commentary floating around the web by people without any background in data analysis or technology seems to be that the indignity of TSA searches matters more than the actual danger of enabling future people to appoint themselves power brokers in the model of J Edgar Hoover.

If novices don't care, wouldn't it just be an additional hassle?

Exactly. At least if Mozilla would take some action to address the giant Google/NSA search box on the startup page of their browser - it would show us they are doing more than just hand-waiving about these recent revelations.

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