Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 13:53:33 -0600 From: Kevin Lyons <klyons@corserv.com> To: Jamie Bowden <ragnar@sysabend.org> Cc: Mark <boxend@redtick.homeunix.com> Subject: Re: Google toolbar Message-ID: <41AE213D.1020102@corserv.com> In-Reply-To: <20041201113259.M7680-100000@moo.sysabend.org>
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Jamie Bowden wrote: > On Mon, 29 Nov 2004, Mark wrote: > > >>I notice in the last 2 weeks or so a new entry in my Sarg-Squid reports, >>google toolbar traffic, may be for checking for updates or tracking >>surfing habits, it seems to rotate one hour later each night. Has >>anyone else noticed this in their reports? > > > Read the manual. Google Toolbar, Deskbar, and Desktop Search all > automaticly update themselves on a regular basis. Google Toolbar sends > back anonymous stats on your web usage if you chose to leave it enabled > (and it asks you during installation if you wish to leave that feature on > or turn it off). Yes. and watch tcpdump when you do a search of your windows harddisk from explorer. Windows sends data on your search to sa.windows.com; a good candidate to block on the firewall or reroute to localhost with Windows\hosts (at least until they change it to phone home somewhere else).home | help
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