Google Chrome

[one_raven]

From the EULA

In other words, Google will transmit what you have on the Internet and allow people to view it.
Isn't that the point of putting something on the web?

 

[Syzygys]

Google has been STRONG advocates for privacy, they have even withheld personal information on people even when SUBPOENAED.

That can change in a heartbeat. Also, the court can order them, let's say the police raids a pedophile's house who manages to destroy his computer. With Google they could gain enough evidence against him...

What you are refering to wasn't individual case but a fishing expedition by the government...

 

[Steve100]

In other words, Google will transmit what you have on the Internet and allow people to view it.
Isn't that the point of putting something on the web?

Yes. But they can also do anything they wish with it.

If I was to make some music that I wanted to put online and sell, Google could take my music and use it however, whenever, and wherever they wanted.

 

[one_raven]

Yes. But they can also do anything they wish with it.

If I was to make some music that I wanted to put online and sell, Google could take my music and use it however, whenever, and wherever they wanted.

Not exactly.
You still oen the copyright, therefore copyright laws would be applicable.
Any contract that supercedes laws will not hold up in court.

 

[Steve100]

Why would that passage be there if it was of no use?

 

[Dr Mabuse]

Google has been STRONG advocates for privacy, they have even withheld personal information on people even when SUBPOENAED. I know they have been gathering a lot of data for results on how Google Chrome has been working, could this possibly be the reason why all these claims have come up? And btw, Google is being forced to send the information, but they're working on making it anonymous, so that whoever is asking for the information(definitely NOT an average joe) will only receive the searches, not who sent them.

Now right here we have some classic rationalization.

 

[CheskiChips]

Now right here we have some classic rationalization.

Still, there's potential for danger.

 

[Dr Mabuse]

Well yeah. Chrome is spyware. you must have missed my previous post.

Maybe you don't understand the term 'rationalization'?

 

[Captain Kremmen]

Maybe they should rename it Googlespy.
I do like it as a browser though.
Perhaps outsiders will develop utilities to make it less intrusive.

It would give them unbelievable commercial advantage if they collated all the information going through them.
For example, if you were a seller on amazon or eBay, they could track your sales.

 

[Captain Kremmen]

Adobe Flash is now working on Googlespy.

 

[Betrayer0fHope]

lol, that's never gonna catch on . How about a GUH-spy?

 

[Syzygys]

Nobody mentioned it yet, but what if Google accidently leaks info or it can be hacked? It is nice to have all those data in one place...
The point is that Google doesn't need to be evil to have this kind of system dangerous to privacy...