quote: Google is increasingly in the spotlight over the issue of privacy. A leading US digital rights campaign group has warned against using Google software which lets people organise and find information on their computers.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation said the latest version of Google Desktop posed a risk to privacy. This is because a feature in the software lets Google keep personal data on its servers for up to 30 days. Google says it plans to encrypt all data transferred from users' hard drives and restrict access.
I'm not really sure what this is about, since I don't use Google Desktop. However, I'm wary of letting anyone (individual, corporation, or machine) peruse my files for any reason. There is far too much data collecting going on.
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radiorahim
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posted 18 February 2006 11:42 PM
Novell Suse Linux was the first Linux distro to come out with a "desktop search" feature...they brought it out with version 9.3 Its called "Beagle".
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posted 18 February 2006 06:22 PM
