Crazy news... In the new version of the its google desktop 3.0, Google uploads your full hard disk on their server! You can imagine all privacy problems. Truly unbelievable!!!
A few years ago, while I found google watch, I thought that they were exaggerating and that they were paranoid. I realize now that they were right!!
In their trend to take over the control of your personal data, Google are going too far...
Extract from the general terms and conditions.
If you choose to enable Search Across Computers, Google will securely
transmit copies of your indexed files to Google Desktop servers, in order
to provide the feature. Google treats the contents of your indexed files
as personal information, in accordance with the
Google Privacy Policy.
source (fr)
http://www.atelier.fr/article.php?artid=31586&catid=14
Another interested post on the topic:
http://ymalakha.blogspot.com/2006/02/google-and-end-of-privacy.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-6041338.html
http://fr.techcrunch.com/2006/02/09/google-desktop-30-la-fin-de-la-protection-des-donnees/
(fr)
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