Does The Google Desktop Really Put Your Privacy In Jeopardy?
There has been a lot of talk recently about Google Talk and how there are serious privacy concerns with the new application.
The biggest concern seems to come with the ability to search and share multiple computers with one account. In other words, you could use a single desktop search account to search, index and allow you to share files between your desktop and laptop for example.
But are these concerns grounded in truth? Is there really a privacy issue here?
I downloaded and installed the new Desktop Search beta the other day. It has some interesting new features such as the ability to remove panels from the sidebar and dock them anywhere you like on your desktop.
And there are several more panels available to let you do anything from manage what is indexed, to passing time by playing games.
One of the coolest features is its ability to reach beyond the desktop it is on to do a variety of things. Now, I can play tic tac toe with co-workers, or even friends around the world.
But the biggest, and most troubling update to some is the ability to remotely index files, as...