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RE: blocking Google Desktop
From: "y0himba" <y0himba () technolounge org>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 14:35:02 -0500
I know how to disable it. DON'T USE IT. Why does anyone even need this? There are a bunch of other apps that do the same and more, and are faster, and non-privacy invasive. Konfabulator for one, and many more. Google wants to keep the documents you allow them to index for 30 days. There is no way I am allowing that, much less allowing them to even index my content. As for disallowing it, you can pick and choose what they are allowed to index and what they aren't, read the help file. If you ask me, MS may be a monopoly, but Google is invasive to a grand scale. We are Google. Resistance is futile. -----Original Message----- From: full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk [mailto:full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk] On Behalf Of Line Noise Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 2:30 PM To: Michael Holstein Cc: full-disclosure () lists grok org uk Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] blocking Google Desktop On 2/10/06, Michael Holstein <michael.holstein () csuohio edu> wrote:
Sorry, but explain? You mean something beyond the index of your personal data then? Did they add something beyond that?Yes, version 4 adds the ability to "access your documents from anywhere" -- meaning they're sent to Google's Servers.
Not just sent there; stored there for one month (part of the "agreement", oh my children). Oh, yes, I'd like to have everyone store everything with Google. Do they really think they have a lock on security? It makes any attempts to compromise Google's servers *extremely* worth while.
EFF's article about it : http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_02.php#004400
I'm still trying to help them understand why stuffing a "Chat" (mis)feature into gmail is a problem. No way to turn it off, and each account that gets it, starts up with it enabled. Oh, boy, I really want the world to know when I'm "on line" (especially when it helpfully adds every person who sends you email to your "Contacts" list). So far, I've received an email from them, patting me on the head, and telling me that I need to read the help menus better. "Disable" and "Off" seem not to be in their vocabulary. I would also venture to say that they should be publicizing information for corporations to be able to block this wholesale (google desktop and gmail chat), since we all know there are financial institutions where people work, and think nothing of saving customer data onto laptops. I liked gmail. Easy to use, accessible everywhere, anonymous (okay, pseudo-anonymous). Pity. -- NO CARRIER _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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