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Subject: Re: Google Chrome
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On Wed, 10 Sep 2008, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> Yes, firefox etc also does exactly the same thing [ie, collect all your 
> browsing data].  You can just disable it in the browser configuration.

So we all agree that Google is, in fact, using Chrome to harvest 
information.  No conspiracy theories or debate about open source 
necessary.

It's nice that this can be turned off, but we all know the vast majority 
of users will not do this.

Can I throw my tinfoil hat in the recycle bin now?

Jeffrey Moskot
System Administrator
jef@math.miami.edu