Monday, October 12, 2009

Does The Google Desktop Really Put Your Privacy In Jeopardy?

Much has been said recently about Google Talk and how there are privacy issues with the new application. The main concern seems to come with the ability to search and share multiple computers with a single account. In other words, you can use a single desktop search into account for search, index and enable file sharing between desktop and laptop, for example. But these problems based on truth? Is there really a privacy issue here? I downloaded and installed the beta of its new desktop search, the other day. It has some interesting new features like the ability to remove panels from the sidebar and dock anywhere you like on your desktop. And there are several groups available for you to do everything from manage what is indexed, to spend time gaming. One of the most interesting features is its ability to go beyond the desktop is to make a variety of things. Now I can play tic tac toe with colleagues or friends around the world. But the greatest, and updating more worrisome to some is the ability to index files remotely and share with the Google servers to temporarily store objects. Enabling this feature is to give Google the ability to store files up to 30 days. Therein lies the crux of the matter - there seems no way to circumvent this requirement for 30 days. All I have to say is' so what? "What if you have to give this ability to Google? Google will encrypt the data so that nobody else can access it. And although there is a kind of Justice Department subpoena seeking access to these files do not believe it in court. This is because Google has created a network whereby all activities are linked to a Google account Google. Your personalized start page, Gmail, Google Analytics, AdWords and AdSense all parts of the same account Google. Therefore, it would be difficult for anyone to obtain a warrant to check information on only a portion of that account. Legal hand, if you're worried that privacy must be sold to Google in order to use this system, therefore, not registered by it. You can still download and use the new desktop search with most of its new features, but it is not necessary to use the file sharing. But what if you want to share files between the computers? Well, do what I did - go to your favorite electronics store and buy a flash drive. I just bought a USB flash drive with more than 2 gigabytes of storage for under $ 100. Now you can easily transfer anything between any computer without worrying about any government agency wanting to know what is in it. As I said, I have the new version of Google Desktop installed, and I did see the settings for the search and file sharing, but not light them . It is not necessary to be able to search my home computer to work and back, nor do I need to share files between two computers. And if I did, simply use the FTP site I created on a personal computer or flash drive above. Indeed, when it comes to all the other ways that Google collects your personal information, history of Gmail search, we must be all that concerned that some files might end up being stored in a Google server somewhere? I think we have other concerns. For example, I think we should be concerned about what Google knows about us through the services mentioned above. I think the business owners have to worry that this service will allow employees to easily steal and transfer data to and from work. If you believe the government fears the United States violates their privacy, you should not have a Google Account or Google Desktop Search, or a Gmail account. In Actually, I do not think you should have an Internet account, because in all fairness to all is a goal for the Department of Justice. Furthermore, I can almost guarantee that your local ISP is folded and deliver data much easier than Google. So before you start complaining about how Google might violate your privacy, remember that you have the ability to prevent that from happening. It's just a matter of choice to do so.

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