[Leaplist] Google Chrome

[John Simpson]

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On 2008-09-02, at 1220, Jason Boxman wrote:
>
> I certainly hope it rocks.  A year ago I finally gave up on Firefox  
> and moved to Opera.  We'll see if it's better than Opera.  Of  
> course, it sounds like it isn't cross platform yet, whereas Opera is.
>
> http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/fresh-take-on-browser.html

two thoughts.

first, they will now have a way to ensure people have access to a good  
browser to run their apps.

second... google already has one of the world's largest databases of  
what web pages people go to, not only from their own activities but  
from their purchase of doubleclick. plus if you actually USE any of  
their services (gmail, blogspot/blogger, calendar, etc.) they are able  
to easily link that information to your identity, because they use one  
single cookie for just about anything. who's to say they won't use  
this new browser as a way to gather even more information about what  
you're doing online?

as it stands now, they can follow you through their own sites, as well  
as any site which contains their ads. using this browser could give  
them a list of EVERY web page you visit, along with any and all  
personal information you may enter into the browser itself.

i'm not sure they WOULD build something like this into the browser,  
i'd like to think their "do no evil" policy extends that far... but  
look at microsoft's record, holding this information and transmitting  
it back to microsoft in a hidden thread, AND creating back-doors for  
government use... i guess it's a good thing it's open source, so  
people can inspect the code and you can compile that version yourself  
rather than using a binary which might have hidden "features" built  
into it.

i really hope i'm worrying about nothing here... but until the code  
has been inspected by swarms of people who are smarter than myself, i  
don't plan to use it.

WITH ALL THAT SAID.

if you haven't already, take a few minutes and look through their  
comic book. if it's an accurate picture of what the new browser will  
be like, it sounds pretty darned cool.

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