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$5 submissions 02-01-2010 12:34 PM

Google Toolbar = SPYWARE?
 
Google toolbar tracks search EVEN WHEN TURNED OFF :Oh crap

http://www.pcworld.com/article/187670/
A bug in Google Toolbar has resulted in the search giant receiving information about users' Web surfing in violation of the product's privacy policy, according to an anti-spyware and privacy researcher. In a report to be released Tuesday, Ben Edelman, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, shows that under certain circumstances the Google Toolbar (versions 6.3 and above) tracks the browser habits of Internet Explorer 8 users who have activated the toolbar's "enhanced features" even when the toolbar is turned off or disabled.

pornask 02-01-2010 12:38 PM

A bug? Google has been violating people's privacy since launch and on purpose. That's not a bug, that's intentional abuse. It's Google we're talking about.

$5 submissions 02-01-2010 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pornask (Post 16802903)
A bug? Google has been violating people's privacy since launch and on purpose. That's not a bug, that's intentional abuse. It's Google we're talking about.

Steve Jobs when asked about Google's motto of "Don't be Evil": Bullshit!

ErectMedia 02-01-2010 12:48 PM

correction Google=Spyware :thumbsup

bobby666 02-01-2010 12:52 PM

yes and it uploads all the porn on my hard disk when i am sleeping

ErectMedia 02-01-2010 12:59 PM

google has information on everything, anyone that parks their domains with google adsense for domains, sedo, namedrive, fabulous, domain sponsor or installs analytics on their sites even without spyware just having statistics on the majority of all domains and websites is pretty powerful and when they don't have a niche they just buy out whoever does, powerful monopoly.

Scott McD 02-01-2010 12:59 PM

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