Truly ironic

Intrepid · 07-11-05, 05:26 AM

I was installing the google toolbar today just after a reformat, and I actually read the thing as it went through it's precesses. It said it sends information about sites you visit to Google to help google maintain the toolbar. I bet they use the data to know what sites are dangerous and such, like, anti spyware spyware. Seems kind of ironic, but since I like and trust google of course I let them do it.

tenchi86 · 07-11-05, 10:29 AM

Yeah, I have read that before too. Though I don't really care, since I know they are not stealing like CC numbers or anything. So go ahead and track me google. Though I am not installing it for firefox.

Intrepid · 07-11-05, 10:31 AM

Well I think it was meant for IE anyway.

tenchi86 · 07-11-05, 10:56 AM

There is a a toolbar for FireFox also. So I would think the EULA is around the same.

ZhengHe · 07-21-05, 08:42 AM

Yeah, I've never had any problems with Google that way. The Gmail user agreement is pretty interesting too, but seeing as there's no way I'm giving up my Gmail account I let it be. Never got Google Spyware before anyway.

07-11-05, 05:26 AM	Thread Starter #1
Intrepid Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boise, ID, USA	Truly ironic I was installing the google toolbar today just after a reformat, and I actually read the thing as it went through it's precesses. It said it sends information about sites you visit to Google to help google maintain the toolbar. I bet they use the data to know what sites are dangerous and such, like, anti spyware spyware. Seems kind of ironic, but since I like and trust google of course I let them do it. __________________ .......OOOOOO.......******************************** ......O......O......****************************** .....O.SSSSSS.O.....****************************** ....O.S......S.O....****************************** ...O.S..U..U..S.O...****************************** ..O...S.U..U...S.O..****************************** .O......USSU......O.****************************** ..O.S...U..U.S...O..****************************** ...O.S...UU...S.O...****************************** ....O.S......S.O....****************************** .....O.SSSSSS.O.....****************************** ......O......O......****************************** .......OOOOOO.......********************************
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07-11-05, 10:29 AM	#2
tenchi86 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Smoky Mountains, NC	Yeah, I have read that before too. Though I don't really care, since I know they are not stealing like CC numbers or anything. So go ahead and track me google. Though I am not installing it for firefox. __________________ "Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why." -Bernard Mannes Baruch Mobo: MSI Neo2-V CPU: 2.8a Prescott @ 3.2 PSU: Blue Storm 500 Watt GPU: Geforce 6600GT HS: Zalman 7000 Ram: Kingston HyperX 1024mb 3200
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07-11-05, 10:31 AM	Thread Starter #3
Intrepid Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Boise, ID, USA	Well I think it was meant for IE anyway. __________________ .......OOOOOO.......******************************** ......O......O......****************************** .....O.SSSSSS.O.....****************************** ....O.S......S.O....****************************** ...O.S..U..U..S.O...****************************** ..O...S.U..U...S.O..****************************** .O......USSU......O.****************************** ..O.S...U..U.S...O..****************************** ...O.S...UU...S.O...****************************** ....O.S......S.O....****************************** .....O.SSSSSS.O.....****************************** ......O......O......****************************** .......OOOOOO.......********************************
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07-11-05, 10:56 AM	#4
tenchi86 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Smoky Mountains, NC	There is a a toolbar for FireFox also. So I would think the EULA is around the same. __________________ "Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why." -Bernard Mannes Baruch Mobo: MSI Neo2-V CPU: 2.8a Prescott @ 3.2 PSU: Blue Storm 500 Watt GPU: Geforce 6600GT HS: Zalman 7000 Ram: Kingston HyperX 1024mb 3200
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07-21-05, 08:42 AM	#5
ZhengHe Member Join Date: Jul 2004	Yeah, I've never had any problems with Google that way. The Gmail user agreement is pretty interesting too, but seeing as there's no way I'm giving up my Gmail account I let it be. Never got Google Spyware before anyway. __________________ My Heatware The Official Freebie Thread
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