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Plenty of beneficiaries...
The list of Google beneficiaries will be long and varied.

Everyone from the US Government -- particularly homeland security -- who has a very great interest in what you download, the videos you watch and your general 'anti-american' interests -- to the advertisers who will now get an even more complete profile on you (and who are happy to pay for it).

As you may have heard, Google has ALREADY provided very useful information about browsing and search habits to support criminal cases. What you may NOT be aware of is the new DHS directives that say reasonable suspicion and warrants are no longer needed -- if you don't believe it, ask some business travellers who've had their computers, mobile phones and flash cards taken at the border.

As well, anyone who can pay can have the information -- perhaps it will now be worth some SERIOUS money to the tertiary interests like insurance companies who will find your cancer research or "how to beat a DUI" searches interesting (and very profitable) come your next policy renewal.

Who needs to install a pesky Google Toolbar to collect or simply searches on Google properties to collect this valuable information when Google can own the WHOLE browser (and ALL information -- even encrypted data -- passing through it)! A stroke of GENIUS for the criminal mind.

Does nobody else find this turn DISTURBING?
Posted by: Marty R. Milette   Posted on: 09/02/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Options are nice  MC1171611 | 09/01/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  leong1213 | 09/01/08
I would switch  mKind | 09/01/08
Mozilla will simply take it  LBiege | 09/01/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  Loverock Davidson | 09/01/08
Umm - why?  CobraA1 | 09/01/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  wats320@... | 09/01/08
Possibly for Android development  Paulinamarie | 09/01/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  johnhnz@... | 09/01/08
Big Brother Browser  osreinstall | 09/01/08
Google, butt out  vivaeltigre@... | 09/02/08
Plenty of beneficiaries...  Marty R. Milette | 09/02/08
I always disable their cookies  osreinstall | 09/02/08
Why not codevelop a firefox upgrade with Mozilla ?  timiteh | 09/02/08
Whose to say they aren't?  iTeaBoy | 09/02/08
Well, for one thing they're using webkit, not gecko.  CobraA1 | 09/02/08
did you read my post or just the subject?  iTeaBoy | 09/02/08
doesn't matter, you are wrong  markbn | 09/02/08
Here's what's happening  CobraA1 | 09/02/08
Do you have reading comprehension problems?  markbn | 09/02/08
Just clarifying.  CobraA1 | 09/02/08
Re: Just clarifying.  markbn | 09/02/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  gilbertovp | 09/02/08
JavaScript does not use a JVM.  CobraA1 | 09/02/08
Do not mistake...  Gruffydd | 09/02/08
Yes the truth is more complex.  CobraA1 | 09/02/08
Now that it's released . . .  CobraA1 | 09/02/08
Probably not a good idea.  Frihet | 09/02/08
Computing "liberty" is having your information on somebody else's machine?  CobraA1 | 09/02/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  mr1972 | 09/02/08
The browser will never replace the OS.  CobraA1 | 09/02/08
OS replaced or reduced to insignificance?  iTeaBoy | 09/02/08
let's see  markbn | 09/02/08
OS vs Shell  CobraA1 | 09/02/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  rmark@... | 09/02/08
To compete against safari/OSx and Opera/Symbian  marees | 09/02/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  goonrick@... | 09/02/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  JCAlexandres | 09/02/08
Time runs out on Mozilla  Michael Of Atlanta | 09/02/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  rossdav@... | 09/02/08
If Chrome wants to win me over...  kouzen | 09/02/08
Garret, wouldn't it have been prudent  mhenriday | 09/02/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  quark@... | 09/02/08
Limp along with Microsoft's latest generation...  bbneo | 09/02/08
Who needs the "Gdrive"?  WindowWasher | 09/02/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  chromeronin | 09/02/08
Google has already launched CHROME  coolkushi | 09/02/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  a.vande.goor@... | 09/03/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  dotcompals@... | 09/03/08
Big Good Brother knows how to satisfy me!  Spugna | 09/03/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  tejvalluru | 09/03/08
RE: Google confirms new browser initiative, probably not a good idea  mpnc | 09/10/08

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