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Yes, Google Desktop Does Put Privacy in Jeopardy
Sunday, February 12th, 2006Rob Sullivan at Search Engine Journal questions whether the new “search across computers” feature of Google’s Desktop software really puts users’ privacy in jeopardy. Yes, it does. To respond to some of Rob’s observations:
So what if you have to give Google this ability? Google will encrypt the data so that no one else can […]
Google Desktop 3.0 Copies Your Hard Drive
Thursday, February 9th, 2006Google released a new version of their Desktop software, which includes a feature allowing users to search their files across computers. The service is not activated by default, and (savvy) users can opt to block certain files from being accessible across computers.
Even with these helpful design considerations, this service remains problematic. For “search across computers” […]




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