Does anyone else find it odd that Google Toolbar does not have a ver that works in Google Chrome? I really miss that search box.
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Wouldn't know, I avoid Google Chrome like the plague.
Its sad enough that we are abrogating our privacy for the sake of expediency, without having to deliberately put ourselves in the hands of a mega corporation through their data mining tool.Prayer, [noun] - the act or practice of telling God that his infallible plan sucks and that you demand changes ASAPPosted 3 years ago # -
Pierre
offlineMemberBilly said:
Does anyone else find it odd that Google Toolbar does not have a ver that works in Google Chrome? I really miss that search box.You don't need the search box in Chrome: if you type in something that isn't a valid URL (such as a search query), the Google search will be launched automagically.
"To err is human, but it feels divine" (Mae West)
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"Earth is the cradle of mankind. Nobody can live in the cradle forever" (Constantin Tsiolkovski – 1857-1935)Posted 3 years ago # -
In my case, I use it and want it. Aside from being a good browser and faster than IE, it doesn't hurt to have that mega giant recording our clicks onto our websites. I have bought (not clicks) and keep several Google search terms that are very relevant to our business's.
Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They both should be changed regularly and for the same reason.Posted 3 years ago # -
dontor said:
In my case, I use it and want it. Aside from being a good browser and faster than IE, it doesn't hurt to have that mega giant recording our clicks onto our websites. I have bought (not clicks) and keep several Google search terms that are very relevant to our business's.So just how much faster would it be if it didn't have to record and send back your information ??
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As I said, we have given up our privacy for a little bit of speed or some perceived benefit.
Remember that your privacy and identity are all you really own and now people are willingly giving that up for, what is essentially nothing, a great big zero, no dollar value whatsoever and you will NEVER get it back.
For business users I can see why you would buy something from Google as there is a benefit, but using chrome as a personal browser is tantamount to giving the keys to your soul to some nameless corporation to do with as they see fit. </rant>Posted 3 years ago # -
Nate
offlineMemberIMHO Google Chrome browser is inherently more safe than most of the others, but some of them are implementing Chrome's basic structure. It's fast and the new beta loads pages even faster than the release version. I like it.
If one is able to code one can annoy others in ways they would never imagine.Posted 3 years ago # -
Garry said:
So just how much faster would it be if it didn't have to record and send back your information ??Remember that your privacy and identity are all you really own and now people are willingly giving that up for, what is essentially nothing, a great big zero, no dollar value whatsoever and you will NEVER get it back.
For business users I can see why you would buy something from Google as there is a benefit, but using chrome as a personal browser is tantamount to giving the keys to your soul to some nameless corporation to do with as they see fit. </rant>Not at all in this case. I prefer they track, record, share. I don't do anything on those two computer except work. Browse to my own site etc to follow along with people who call in to make reservations and help them find a place they want to stay at. So yeah, go ahead an dlog all of that. Only helps me stay at the top of the search terms.
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GeekTechnica says that Chrome doesn't seem to "phone-home" any more than other browsers, which is to say, they phone home quite a bit, but it's not that simple.
http://www.geektechnica.com/2010/04/microsoft-continues-its-tradition-of-misinformation-with-ie8/
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Anonymous
offlineUnregisteredAs I said, we have given up our privacy for a little bit of speed or some perceived benefit.
Remember that your privacy and identity are all you really own and now people are willingly giving that up for, what is essentially nothing, a great big zero, no dollar value whatsoever and you will NEVER get it back.
For business users I can see why you would buy something from Google as there is a benefit, but using chrome as a personal browser is tantamount to giving the keys to your soul to some nameless corporation to do with as they see fit. </rant>I can only assume jusdging by your rant that you never use webmail, run your own webserver, avoid any website where you have to log in, or collects analytics data and browse from a text only browser that doesn't accept cookies through an "anonymous" network like TOR. Spoof your mac address as well?
The fact is, ALL browsers phone home with information, and all browsers are pretty much uniquely identifiable through browser fingerprints.
You're not sending any more data to Google using Chrome, than you are to Mozilla, or Microsoft...
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Pierre
offlineMemberPaulOFlaherty said:
You're not sending any more data to Google using Chrome, than you are to Mozilla, or Microsoft...This may be true now, but I remember a lot of complaints about Google harvesting data about your (not yours in particular, I meant everybody's in general
) browsing habits when Chrome was first released.Generally speaking, and aside from email and Google docs, Google seems to have the same regard toward its users' privacy as Facebook or Twitter…
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Anonymous
offlineUnregisteredGoogle seems to have the same regard toward its users' privacy as Facebook or Twitter…
I'd love to hear your take on how Facebook, Twitter and Google treat privacy the same because I see three very different approaches.
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