Description of problem: * updated all packages with 'dnf upgrade -y', Firefox was updated from 57.0.1-1.fc27.x86_64 to firefox-57.0-2.fc27.x86_64 * search engines presumably were updated as well. default search engine is replaced by Google search engine, even when the latter was removed before * replacement of default search engine with Google goes unnoticed when the address bar is used to search the internet Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): firefox-57.0-2.fc27.x86_64 How reproducible: probably by downgrading and re-upgrading Firefox. didn't try Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info: replacement of default search engine with Google goes unnoticed when the address bar is used to search the internet. this might result in leaking personal data to Google by use of their search engine while the user previously marked an other (privacy friendly, non tracking) search engine as default.
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