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03 Sep 08

Google Chrome: Browser Or Cloud Operating System? - Analytics - InformationWeek

  • One of the more troubling things about Google Chrome is something I found in its Terms of Service agreement (which most people click through without reading before downloading Chrome).



    “17. Advertisements



    17.1 Some of the Services are supported by advertising revenue and may display advertisements and promotions. These advertisements may be targeted to the content of information stored on the Services, queries made through the Services or other information.



    17.2 The manner, mode and extent of advertising by Google on the Services are subject to change without specific notice to you.



    17.3 In consideration for Google granting you access to and use of the Services, you agree that Google may place such advertising on the Services.”



    Google is an advertising company, and they already collect a huge amount of personal data on everyone to target ads at us. Being the browser vendor will give them that much more personal and behavioral data, which will be even more worrisome if the Chrome browser evolves into a cloud operating system.

02 Sep 08

Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog: The cloud's Chrome lining

  • Google's release today of a test version of its new open-source web browser, Chrome, marks an important moment in the ongoing shift of personal computing from the PC hard drive to the Internet "cloud."
  • It takes the browser's file-tab metaphor, a metaphor reflecting the old idea of the web as a collection of pages, and repurposes it for application multitasking. Chrome is the first cloud browser.
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