Vampirefo
Premium,MVM
join:2000-12-11
Huntington, WV | reply to Mele20
Re: Chrome Browser (Google) combats IE8's Privacy Tools
Sounds god looking forward to Linux version.
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La Luna
Surviving Ashraful
Premium
join:2001-07-12
Warwick, NY
clubs: | reply to Mele20
Too many issues, I'll pass.
»Google Chrome Beta Released! |
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SUMware
Premium
join:2002-05-21
| reply to Mele20
Re: Chrome BETA Available
said by Mele20  :I don't have it to test but others in GRC newsgroups are reporting that it leaks TPC just like Fx. Not nearly as bad as all versions of IE (including IE8beta2) which is totally incapable of blocking TPC. Chrome blocks incoming TPC but fails on outgoing just as Fx does so if a cookie is acquired as FP, Chrome, like Fx, will return it to a THIRD party requester. But at least Chrome, like Fx, block incoming TPC which IE is incapable of doing. Firefox 3 does not leak incoming and outgoing TPC on XP nor Linux on my box as tested numerous times at GRC. |
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AB
Premium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
| reply to dave
Re: Chrome Browser (Google) combats IE8's Privacy Tools
said by dave :That includes privacy changes that could prevent it from collecting information related to the effectiveness of its adds, ... OK. So Microsoft is finally taking steps in the approximate direction of protecting our privacy, and the "don't be evil" guys need a way around that? Oh-kay. My, but it's easy to piss a good reputation away. I've been using 'Google-English' as my search page for quite a while-- that is, until about a week ago, when Google apparently decided to take it off-line.
So I switched to the standard Google page, where I now get a bunch of 'suggestions' listed every time I type in a search term, and would seem to be unable to change that behaviour without allowing a cookie for them and setting a 'preference'.
It may not be much, but it's certainly more info on me and my surfing habits than they were getting before.
I can't help but feel that's all part of the the trend-- the 'push', if you will.
My Moderator's been working for me! |
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Potty Time
join:2005-07-03
united state | reply to Mele20
I heard this thing can give you the dreaded Antivirus XP 2008 thing. Anyone know about this or were some people just being mean-o's and making stuff up? |
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SUMware
Premium
join:2002-05-21
| reply to AB
said by AB :It may not be much, but it's certainly more info on me and my surfing habits than they were getting before. You could try Scroogle:
Scroogle is a web service that disguises the Internet address of users who want to run Google searches anonymously. Scroogle also gives users the option of having all communication between their computer and the search page be SSL encrypted.
»https://ssl.scroogle.org/index.html |
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SUMware
Premium
join:2002-05-21
| reply to Potty Time
said by Potty Time :I heard this thing can give you the dreaded Antivirus XP 2008 thing. Where did you hear that? Sounds VERY bogus. |
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sivran
Long Live The Suite
Premium
join:2003-09-15
Arlington, TX
clubs:
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to AB
said by AB :I've been using 'Google-English' as my search page for quite a while-- that is, until about a week ago, when Google apparently decided to take it off-line. So I switched to the standard Google page, where I now get a bunch of 'suggestions' listed every time I type in a search term, and would seem to be unable to change that behaviour without allowing a cookie for them and setting a 'preference'. It may not be much, but it's certainly more info on me and my surfing habits than they were getting before. I can't help but feel that's all part of the the trend-- the 'push', if you will. My Moderator's been working for me! You can use the igoogle page to get a search box that doesn't offer suggestions. 
»www.google.com/ig?hl=en
No login required.
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Potty Time
join:2005-07-03
united state | reply to SUMware
From some dudes who probably didn't know what they were talking about. I was just wondering if anyone here heard anything about it.  |
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StraitShoot
Who Loves Ya Baby? - Theo Kojak
Premium
join:2003-02-08
Clinton, MA | reply to Mele20
Very fast browser! If I want to send a link, is there an option on the menu? |
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AB
Premium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
| reply to sivran
said by sivran :You can use the igoogle page to get a search box that doesn't offer suggestions. » www.google.com/ig?hl=enNo login required. Thanks. But one of the reasons I was using Google-English was specifically not to be using 'I-Google'.
dave 's got it right-- they're no different than Microsoft. Maybe worse.
They want to subtly push the entire universe into bending to their will, and to be able to intrude themselves upon and collect information from every single individual that ever sits in front of a computer keyboard.
That wouldn't seem to be totally in harmony with their 'First, do no evil' motto.
Not the first time their words and actions don't jibe up together, either.
I'm not bitching or ranting, really, more just making a couple of observations as I see them.
But I won't be using their browser. I've already got one, you see, and it's uh very nice uh. |
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dja
The 'd' is silent ... unlike the member.
Premium
join:2002-03-25
Niagara
| reply to Mele20
4.5 You acknowledge and agree that while Google may not currently have set a fixed upper limit
on the number of transmissions you may send or receive through the Services, or on the amount
of storage space used for the provision of any Service, such fixed upper limits may be set by Google
at any time, at Google’s discretion.
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The need to allow for the possibility of a cap, leads me to suspect
that one's net access may be routed through Google servers.
Why else would they care, unless load may become an issue.
Does anyone know if the browser re-directs, or routes through Google.
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Lanik
Lab-nik
Premium,ExMod 2002-03
join:2001-06-25
Bay Area
| reply to Mele20
Re: Chrome BETA Available
said by Mele20 :I don't have it to test but others in GRC newsgroups are reporting that it leaks TPC just like Fx. Some of us still know from last time how that test turned out: »[OT] FireFox cookie nonsense
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Sparrow
Crystal Sky
Premium
join:2002-12-03
Sachakhand
| reply to Rickkins
Re: Chrome Browser (Google) combats IE8's Privacy Tools
said by Rickkins :What a steaming pile of turd. Uninstalled after less than half an hour. Get this...this thing continued to attempt to call home even after it had been uninstalled. I have since thoroughly wiped it from my machine. You have to kill off the Google Updater by disabling it in Services. End the task in Task Manager and then disable the service. Calling home problem solved.
It seems to me they launched the beta "bare bones" and will add or remove (not much to remove at this stage) according to the feedback they receive.
However, it was very fast, likely because it's not bloated with "customer requests" yet.
Goodnight all! |
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hpguru
Curb Your Dogma
Premium
join:2002-04-12
| reply to Grail Knight
Re: Chrome BETA Available
said by Grail Knight :One thing about a EULA is that it can be changed so what you do now Marilyn is put your own brand of thoughts into something that is worthy of feedback and tell Google that you will or will not use their browser based on the EULA and then quote the pertinent parts of it that offend you. Feedback Feedback Feedback Feedback Or just don't use it and leave them wondering why. They are smart people right? Let them figure it out.
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sivran
Long Live The Suite
Premium
join:2003-09-15
Arlington, TX
clubs: | reply to Sparrow
Re: Chrome Browser (Google) combats IE8's Privacy Tools
Never saw the Google Updater in my Services.
Scheduled task, check, folder in the app data\local settings\ directory, check. Registry entries, check. No service though.
*shrug* |
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Cthen
join:2004-08-01
Ypsilanti, MI
·Comcast
| said by sivran :Never saw the Google Updater in my Services. Scheduled task, check, folder in the app data\local settings\ directory, check. Registry entries, check. No service though. *shrug* Same here, nothing at all. My opinion so far, pretty damn good for a beta release. |
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Nerdtalker
Working Hard, Or Hardly Working?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-02-18
Tucson, AZ
clubs:
| reply to Mele20
This whole "spawns a new process for each tab" business is nice, but anyone else notice that RAM use is out of control? I just had 4 or 5 tabs open and each of them was eating up a good 40-60 MB apiece. That's kind of incredible considering the flack Firefox got for 100 MB or so per instance.
I'm suspicious of Chrome. Loads fast, seems ok... But Google is worrisome lately.
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I'm testing Gmail's spam filters: Broadbandreports1@gmail.com
Spam: 12900+ messages currently using 406 MB. |
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Cthen
join:2004-08-01
Ypsilanti, MI
·Comcast
| Odd I seem to be getting different numbers here than everyone else. Chrome itself looks to be taking up around 40MB while the tabs are taking 10 - 20MB. I'm not concerned seeing as I have more than enough memory for it but odd my that my numbers are different. |
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Cthen
join:2004-08-01
Ypsilanti, MI
·Comcast
| reply to Cthen
said by Cthen :said by sivran :Never saw the Google Updater in my Services. Scheduled task, check, folder in the app data\local settings\ directory, check. Registry entries, check. No service though. *shrug* Same here, nothing at all. My opinion so far, pretty damn good for a beta release. Correction, I did find it in Processes but it's tied to Google Toolbar for IE.  |
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