Comments on: Preventing paranoia: when does Google Chrome talk to Google.com? http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/ neat fun stuff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 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.

]]> By: Giuseppe http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-383415 Giuseppe Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:18:47 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-383415 > Google Chrome checks for automatic updates every 25 hours. > Other modern browsers check for updates as well, e.g. to plug security holes. > Given today’s sometimes-hostile web, I think checking for > updates like this is a very smart choice. A choice is when you choose something, and that, may also be smart Here we don't get to choose anything, Chrome phone home every 25 hours and that is it. Perhaps I am getting old, but I came from a time when computers used to work the same way from one boot to the next. I don't even allow Microsoft to update my PC without my knowledge. If I decide to install it, I know why it broke and I can fix it. With Chrome forced updates, something may break in my PC and I don't even know who to thank for! Talking about smart choices, it is not very smart to keep all your eggs in one basket. Or better saying it, do all your computing under one umbrella, Google. I am pretty sure you guys are cool when it comes to privacy, but just the fact that Google has that much access (potential or actual) to my PC it's a no-no to me. > Google Chrome checks for automatic updates every 25 hours.
> Other modern browsers check for updates as well, e.g. to plug security holes.
> Given today’s sometimes-hostile web, I think checking for
> updates like this is a very smart choice.

A choice is when you choose something, and that, may also be smart
Here we don’t get to choose anything, Chrome phone home every 25 hours and that is it.
Perhaps I am getting old, but I came from a time when computers used to work the same way from one boot to the next.
I don’t even allow Microsoft to update my PC without my knowledge. If I decide to install it, I know why it broke and I can fix it.
With Chrome forced updates, something may break in my PC and I don’t even know who to thank for!

Talking about smart choices, it is not very smart to keep all your eggs in one basket.
Or better saying it, do all your computing under one umbrella, Google.
I am pretty sure you guys are cool when it comes to privacy, but just the fact that Google has that much access (potential or actual) to my PC it’s a no-no to me.

]]> By: Dennis http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-330500 Dennis Sat, 02 May 2009 19:58:22 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-330500 Kudos to Matthias. Matt's silence on your disclosure is deafening. Can't help but think Matt's a Google employee -- this is my third attempt to turn Google "fans" on to the non-spying ixquick search website. Both previous comments have been deep-sixed. Kudos to Matthias. Matt’s silence on your disclosure is deafening. Can’t help but think Matt’s a Google employee — this is my third attempt to turn Google “fans” on to the non-spying ixquick search website. Both previous comments have been deep-sixed.

]]> By: Pieter http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-218014 Pieter Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:15:10 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-218014 What's up with the Google Updater? It is always running in the background... What’s up with the Google Updater? It is always running in the background…

]]> By: Mike http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-189710 Mike Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:34:11 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-189710 Cheers for the info Matt. Cheers for the info Matt.

]]> By: Matthias http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-133729 Matthias Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:37:57 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-133729 Matt, I am somewhat surprised that your article does not even mention that Google logs IP addresses of Chrome users: http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-09-09-n68.html For the record: With the IP address, one can identify the ISP, which in turn knows exactly which user has been online with which IP at which time. Did you forget or simply ignore this fact? Matt,

I am somewhat surprised that your article does not even mention that Google logs IP addresses of Chrome users: http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-09-09-n68.html

For the record: With the IP address, one can identify the ISP, which in turn knows exactly which user has been online with which IP at which time.

Did you forget or simply ignore this fact?

]]> By: Gnome Pizza Party http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-chrome-communication/#comment-133513 Gnome Pizza Party Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:45:42 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=1011#comment-133513 I'll be more inclined to use chrome when it: + ditches the urban legend or otherwise creepy factor + built in adblocking preferably by third party development ++ loopback filtering is passe (but that's the only way I'll use chrome now) ++ extensions make firefox fun.. and fun to track down conflicts and bloat... google can build a better browser they can build a better extensions middleman (not gear) + when misplelelelings are identified it allows suggestion/correction everywhere it red squiggles them + more control over tab spawning placement ++ and return to which on closing * + after the hoards of colored hat people have their respective ways with it I’ll be more inclined to use chrome when it:

+ ditches the urban legend or otherwise creepy factor

+ built in adblocking preferably by third party development

++ loopback filtering is passe (but that’s the only way I’ll use chrome now)

++ extensions make firefox fun.. and fun to track down conflicts and bloat… google can build a better browser they can build a better extensions middleman (not gear)

+ when misplelelelings are identified it allows suggestion/correction everywhere it red squiggles them

+ more control over tab spawning placement

++ and return to which on closing

* + after the hoards of colored hat people have their respective ways with it

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