RE: Google desktop search and privacy

Subject: RE: Google desktop search and privacy
From: "Goldstein, Dan" <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 13:41:08 -0500


1. The application transmits information via the Internet about local
actions.
2. The application is remotely updated via the Internet without user
permission.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Posada
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 1:33 PM
> To: Goldstein, Dan; TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: Google desktop search and privacy
>
> > * "The way the software tool is designed, a user's queries,
> > but no locally stored information, is distributed via the
> > Internet. But by reading user queries sent to its search
> > service, Google is able to place its AdWords text
> > advertisements next to the search results displayed in a
> > user's browser window."
> >
> > IMHO, those are both show-stoppers*.
>
> Why?

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