From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 5 07:57:51 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8BAE51065675 for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:57:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl [IPv6:2001:4070:101:2::1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D77E8FC17 for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:57:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m857vj7o005279; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:57:45 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Received: from localhost (wojtek@localhost) by wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) with ESMTP id m857vi2H005276; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:57:45 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl) Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:57:44 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar To: jef moskot In-Reply-To: <20080905023638.U53812@phantom.math.miami.edu> Message-ID: <20080905095532.W5234@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <20080905023638.U53812@phantom.math.miami.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Google Chrome X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:57:51 -0000 >> our valuable data? > > What other purpose would Google have for creating this software? Everything > Google does is attempt to collect more data, whether it's collecting the > world's email or convincing corporations, universities, private citizens, and > everyone else that storing all their documents and records on Google servers > is a great idea. EXACTLY like that. and google succeed in it, showing well that most people, even being doctors, professors etc.. don't understand such a simple thing. but it's their problem, as long as i'm not FORCED to use it. > Whether this browser directly collects more data or simply assists them with > their other collection methods, there's no other reasonable explanation for > the creation of the tool. with some private person or a few - it could be possible that they do it because they like, and give it for free. but certainly not in a huge corporation