Comments on: Preventing paranoia: when does Google Chrome talk to Google.com? http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/ neat fun stuff Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:22:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-470093 Andrew Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:15:42 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-470093 FINALLY A VALID CONSPIRACY!: on february 2010 chrome released an automatic translation toolbar. no way to disable it.. and what it does is send every URL to google servers (not in hash mode!) render the page if it wasnt rendered before, detects the main language of the page and then if it's different from your main language settings in your Chrome.. a translation toolbar will appear. One can think that it works as easy as checking the HTML language metatags locally. but NO. It's extremely evident when for example you're browsing your own facebook profile in english.. and several friends start leaving you comments in German... the google toolbar will show up after a second. Users flooded Chrome's blog and dev channels asking that feature to be disabled or AT LEAST OPTIONAL! but google quickly deleted all those comments.. specially those mentioning that security/privacy breach. Chrome has released more and more updates but that feature until right now still there collecting our data. FINALLY A VALID CONSPIRACY!:

on february 2010 chrome released an automatic translation toolbar. no way to disable it.. and what it does is send every URL to google servers (not in hash mode!) render the page if it wasnt rendered before, detects the main language of the page and then if it’s different from your main language settings in your Chrome.. a translation toolbar will appear.

One can think that it works as easy as checking the HTML language metatags locally. but NO.

It’s extremely evident when for example you’re browsing your own facebook profile in english.. and several friends start leaving you comments in German… the google toolbar will show up after a second.

Users flooded Chrome’s blog and dev channels asking that feature to be disabled or AT LEAST OPTIONAL! but google quickly deleted all those comments.. specially those mentioning that security/privacy breach.

Chrome has released more and more updates but that feature until right now still there collecting our data.

]]> By: Kirk http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-462588 Kirk Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:54:26 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-462588 It's interesting to see just how many people believe in conspiracy theories, etc. Honestly if you don't want anyone to know anything about you don't get online in the first place. That's the best bet. With that said people/businesses shouldn't take advantage of people by hiding their terms of service, etc. It’s interesting to see just how many people believe in conspiracy theories, etc. Honestly if you don’t want anyone to know anything about you don’t get online in the first place. That’s the best bet. With that said people/businesses shouldn’t take advantage of people by hiding their terms of service, etc.

]]> By: jrahman http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-456015 jrahman Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:01:13 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-456015 Sarah, it's pretty safe to assume that any business will gather as much information as possible from its end users as permitted by law (and outlined in their EULA) for increased web marketing data Sarah, it’s pretty safe to assume that any business will gather as much information as possible from its end users as permitted by law (and outlined in their EULA) for increased web marketing data

]]> By: sarah (technominx) http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-454811 sarah (technominx) Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:48:17 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-454811 I don’t quite understand why Chrome is gaining so much popularity as a browser for all sorts of surfing, including online trading etc. We all know that Google stores all our information regarding search queries and mails despite these measures. I personally would not trust Google Chrome for the purpose of secure surfing. Isnt IE 8, on the other hand, is far more trustworthy when it comes to that sorta stuff online? I don’t quite understand why Chrome is gaining so much popularity as a browser for all sorts of surfing, including online trading etc. We all know that Google stores all our information regarding search queries and mails despite these measures. I personally would not trust Google Chrome for the purpose of secure surfing. Isnt IE 8, on the other hand, is far more trustworthy when it comes to that sorta stuff online?

]]> By: Robert http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-449124 Robert Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:11:54 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-449124 Nice blog. However, you missed that google has its own DNS service nowadays, and chrome (like ANY browser) may send information to it, if you configure your DNS to use google's. I'm not sure if chrome will automatically use the google DNS (or if it will revert to it in case of problems). Nice blog. However, you missed that google has its own DNS service nowadays, and chrome (like ANY browser) may send information to it, if you configure your DNS to use google’s. I’m not sure if chrome will automatically use the google DNS (or if it will revert to it in case of problems).

]]> By: Sheriff Arpaio http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-423691 Sheriff Arpaio Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:01:23 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-423691 Maybe we are not paying attention...? Quote: "So I decided to tackle this issue head-on. I talked to the Chrome team to find out if there’s anything to worry about. The short answer is no." So, when I want to know if the government is corrupt, I go to the source and ask them? That is as ridiculous as asking a thief if he stole your wallet, of course he will tell you the truth right away! This is exactly why the world is what it is...people that refuse to stop and think. Sad...very sad. --- Maybe we are not paying attention…?

Quote:
“So I decided to tackle this issue head-on. I talked to the Chrome team to find out if there’s anything to worry about. The short answer is no.”

So, when I want to know if the government is corrupt, I go to the source and ask them?

That is as ridiculous as asking a thief if he stole your wallet, of course he will tell you the truth right away!

This is exactly why the world is what it is…people that refuse to stop and think.
Sad…very sad.

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]]> By: Muhammad Nur Azhar Bin Hafiz http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-392450 Muhammad Nur Azhar Bin Hafiz Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:59:27 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-392450 I found that chrome works similarly to google's toolbar where all out web history is logged privacy? I don't know... it'll be great if there's an opt-out option to not include in the web history I found that chrome works similarly to google’s toolbar where all out web history is logged

privacy?

I don’t know…

it’ll be great if there’s an opt-out option to not include in the web history

]]> By: Anthony http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-391469 Anthony Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:59:37 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-391469 There is just no way I am willing to give Google more data than is called for. I use Bing and Cuil.com more often and I am quite happy with IE8, FF3.5.x - I work at a bank and at IT we do not like Google Chrome at all. Even if they integrated Roboform. Google is just too powerfull and I would have thought that people smart e nough too distrust the Federal Reserve would also distrust Google. But I guess everybody loves Google and Obama don't you There is just no way I am willing to give Google more data than is called for. I use Bing and Cuil.com more often and I am quite happy with IE8, FF3.5.x – I work at a bank and at IT we do not like Google Chrome at all.

Even if they integrated Roboform. Google is just too powerfull and I would have thought that people smart e nough too distrust the Federal Reserve would also distrust Google. But I guess everybody loves Google and Obama don’t you

]]> By: Anthony http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-391464 Anthony Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:47:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-391464 Why would I trust products from the Company that runs the most corrupted search providing service in the whole world. Why ? Chrome talks more to Google than you want and you cannot turn it off. FG Why would I trust products from the Company that runs the most corrupted search providing service in the whole world. Why ? Chrome talks more to Google than you want and you cannot turn it off. FG

]]> By: kmonk http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-385071 kmonk Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:07:32 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-385071 RE: Pieter "What’s up with the Google Updater? It is always running in the background…" Read the EULA, as soon as you click I accept and agree, then install, chrome/chromium will start sending and receiving as much data to and from google as it bloody well pleases, what's more, any data sent through chrome, Google takes copyright over that data, so everything you do and create on Chrome, belongs to google. It's all in the EULA, The updater is probably just updating your information to google and updating a couple things on your computer to create the illusion of maintenance. Re Zion: "The by-default opt-in strategy without any obvious users warning is really disgusting. If there is no blogs or news about such thing, how many Chrome users will be aware of this? I do wish there is some NO-EVIL edition of the Chrome browser" Try SrWare.net's "Iron" web-browser, it uses chromium's source code (chrome is based off chromium) but makes a good effort to cut out all the privacy and security infringements made by google. Leaving you with an ever faster. and much more secure web browser than chrome. RE: Pieter
“What’s up with the Google Updater? It is always running in the background…”

Read the EULA, as soon as you click I accept and agree, then install, chrome/chromium will start sending and receiving as much data to and from google as it bloody well pleases, what’s more, any data sent through chrome, Google takes copyright over that data, so everything you do and create on Chrome, belongs to google. It’s all in the EULA, The updater is probably just updating your information to google and updating a couple things on your computer to create the illusion of maintenance.

Re Zion:
“The by-default opt-in strategy without any obvious users warning is really disgusting. If there is no blogs or news about such thing, how many Chrome users will be aware of this?
I do wish there is some NO-EVIL edition of the Chrome browser”

Try SrWare.net’s “Iron” web-browser, it uses chromium’s source code (chrome is based off chromium) but makes a good effort to cut out all the privacy and security infringements made by google. Leaving you with an ever faster. and much more secure web browser than chrome.

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