Thursday, November 06, 2008
Does Google have the right to record what we search?
According to an article from the http://www.chron.com/ "Fear of uncheckded power could limit Google" by Rachel Metz states Google is being criticized over our privacy issues.
Google released a new browser called Chrome. A platform where web-based software applications run. This is a direct challenge to Microsoft, but the concern here is that the Chrome is a consumer WATCHDOG!
The way it works is: as the consumer types in the navigation bar and then Chrome relays their keystrokes to Google even before they click enter. Letting Google track you and the information you search.
Google's states it just logs 2% of the information to improve the feature and it is anonymously done by stripping off the last four digits of the IP address associated with the query.
Is lawmakers and the Justice Department giving Google unchecked power? How would you feel if Google knew every search you conducted on their browser?
Google released a new browser called Chrome. A platform where web-based software applications run. This is a direct challenge to Microsoft, but the concern here is that the Chrome is a consumer WATCHDOG!
The way it works is: as the consumer types in the navigation bar and then Chrome relays their keystrokes to Google even before they click enter. Letting Google track you and the information you search.
Google's states it just logs 2% of the information to improve the feature and it is anonymously done by stripping off the last four digits of the IP address associated with the query.
Is lawmakers and the Justice Department giving Google unchecked power? How would you feel if Google knew every search you conducted on their browser?
