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Story: Google Web Accelerator sparks privacy fears
Posted by: Frank Swain (Sunday 8 May 2005, 8:06 PM)
I don't think people realise just how many programs record information about their usage. It is not just Google that does this.
Microsoft Media Player, Real player and others watch and report back on usage and also on things like ripping and burning music and video. I have no idea if this information is secure or is given to others. One solution is to use a made up user name in your operating system registration file. Just do a search for OS files using the user name you registered it with as the search criteria and change the name to one you made up. Or use another name when you reinstall or update your OS. This renders any information in say, cookies, useless to people like spammers.
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Story: Google Web Accelerator sparks privacy fears
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Ok youve got it wrong and didnt even download the... Anonymous -
[Headslaps] Wrong. The privacy fears are not about... Anonymous
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If you'e got nothing to hide you've got nothi... NJ -
I don't think people realise just how ma... Frank Swain -
"One solution is to use a made up u... BigB -
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Firstly let m... Frank Swain
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NJ/ Student,
It isn't as simple as bein... UKguy
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The NJ STUDENT wrote: "If you've go... Lou Ragun
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"If you've got nothing to hide, you've g... Steve Savage
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So, if I use a webmail system while this is runnin... Trygve Henriksen
