Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:02:48 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Peter Ross <Peter.Ross@bogen.in-berlin.de> Cc: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no>, Kris Kennaway <kris@freebsd.org>, jef moskot <jef@math.miami.edu>, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Google Chrome Message-ID: <20080909110132.F36463@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <20080909174401.Q1857@klein.bigpond.com> References: <BMEDLGAENEKCJFGODFOCMEOCCFAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com><20080905023 638.U53812@phantom.math.miami.edu> <48C0EB58.4060307@FreeBSD.org><20080905140820.B8020@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl > <48C1F44F.7030300@FreeBSD.org><20080906094507.Q19981@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <86od2ykj17.fsf@ds4.des.no> <20080909174401.Q1857@klein.bigpond.com>
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> I just double-checked the thread, I could not see someone mentioning it: > > http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/privacy.html > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > When you type URLs or queries in the address bar, the letters you type are > sent to Google so the Suggest feature can automatically recommend terms or > URLs you may be looking for. If you choose to share usage statistics with > Google and you accept a suggested query or URL, Google Chrome will send > that information to Google as well. You can disable this feature as > explained here. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > If I read it correctly: > > _Every_ time you type into your ('conveniently' combined) URL/search > field, it gets immediately send to Google. every time you use ports/net/tor - they get confused :)))) > In other words: Google can record your webbrowsing. s/can/do/ > Well, some consolidation: you _can_ disable it. disable this feature or disable sending?
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