valleywag.com — Germany's Federal Office for Information Security says that Google's new browser Chrome "should not be used for surfing the Internet." The problem, according to a translation from Blogoscoped, is that joined with email and search, Chrome gives Google too much data about its users. The government also said Chrome should be avoided because its still
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digitalpencilSep 9, 2008
@zaqarov: the two are pretty much interchangeable
slapthemonkeySep 9, 2008
Sane Germany
rabidsquirrelogSep 9, 2008
It's not that google is suddenly making this information available to everyone else. You put your information online when it comes to social networking accounts, forums, associations, etc... Google is just making it easier to find and correlate. If you don't like the fact that your personal information is 'out in the wild', then don't put it out there. Get a PO Box, use Tor or proxy, encrypt your data, etc... There are steps that you can take to ensure your privacy. You just need to do your homework and take action if it is truly a concern.
carlososSep 9, 2008
The German article said that google collects 2% of all addresses you visit. Doesn't that sound already like data mining??
sephirizSep 9, 2008
What's the purpose in freaking out about Google Chrome when your ISP logs all your s**t anyway?
turnaviesxxSep 11, 2008
@ oldhick: You're right, "idiot" was a little overkill, but as you said it's often incorrectly used. Judging from his comment, I assumed Plasmatica is Dutch himself ("here"). I think someone who doesn't know the correct name of his country is pretty much a moron.@ digitalpencil: Perhaps they are for you, but they shouldn't be interchangeable for someone who actually lives there. @ dgtljunglist: "most people that visit the coffee shops are tourists"... well that's just not true. In cities close to the border, yes, definitely, but I live in Southern-Holland (yes, the region :p), and even here you'll find more coffeeshops than butchers in my neighborhood. I agree with the rest of your comment though. It is indeed not at all a socialist haven.
scootfarrarSep 22, 2008
One wonders where the line between a benefit for the consumer and privacy can be drawn. Google admits to holding on to a lot of the information, but how much if it isn't even used? How much freedom do they give you to block the information they gather even if its the default settings?