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- Google took a huge step forward to see what users are doing online when it released its new web browser Chrome. The omnibox feature auto suggests searches and urls as you type. Lifehacker suggests to disable the feature to circumvent peering eyes. Ina Fried says that anything you type, even before you hit enter, could be logged by IP address on Google's servers.
- Google is also launching their own satellite branded with their own logo, soon to be orbiting earth. It will have the capability to gather photos of the earth down to 41 cm. The satellite and all information gathered will be exclusively theirs. Conquer the internet, then conquer space.
- The new version of Picasa is said to have facial recognition capabilities. Tag people like you do in Facebook, and it will learn to recognize those in the future. Dave Jeyes questions Google's privacy policy.
- With the acquisition of Doubleclick, Google is also using cookies to track surfing habits across various websites, without consent.
- And not to mention all your web searches and content of your gmail accounts are already indexed and stored on servers. How safe is that data?
The all knowing, all seeing eye wants to index, categorize, and know everything about you so that you click on those ads and spend more money. Maybe it does make finding information easier, but at what cost? Let's all put on our tin-foil hats.
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