Google "Chrome"

[echelon]

ZLTFUL - Good article.

I share your concerns and mine are not limited to commercial enterprises like Google, MS, etc.
Technologies exist to monitor/archive ALL communication signals (phones, computers, etc) with very little effort and no legal oversight.

[darylbowden]

I do online banking for everything since my bank is in AZ and I'm in CT. I don't need them knowing what I do with my money let alone my log in info....

If you buy stuff online, they already know what you do with your money. 

My company collects TONS of data from people when they visit our site.  You put so much info out there that you don't realize.  The keystrokes thing, that's just to see HOW you type, what speed, what errors you makes, etc - they already know where you're going.

Oh, and btw, if any of you are concerned about digital privacy, the first thing you need to do is delete any MySpace or Facebook accounts.  Those sites are so chock-full of personal info and incredibly easy to scrape.

[ZLTFUL]

I wasn't looking to panic anyone. My soul purpose was to open a few eyes. ALOT of people simply click through when installing software. Myself...well I read it all and I still click OK anyway. I guess maybe I am a black sheeple...

[derby]

I wasn't looking to panic anyone. My soul purpose was to open a few eyes. ALOT of people simply click through when installing software. Myself...well I read it all and I still click OK anyway. I guess maybe I am a black sheeple...

it's been proven time and time again that click-through EULAs aren't enforceable. i don't even bother reading 'em.

[ducducgooseme]

So I have been playing around with chrome for a while now...outside of the google search mixed into the address window, it doesnt really do a thing for me.  I dont find it much faster (if at all).  It claims to be less likely to crash but just type :% into the address window and not only does that entire chrome process die, so do all others.

What does this give you that Firefox or even the hated IE doesnt?    Seems to be just another "me too"  app.

Plus, I miss having the wiki and ebay search boxes in Firefox.

[derby]

So I have been playing around with chrome for a while now...outside of the google search mixed into the address window, it doesnt really do a thing for me.  I dont find it much faster (if at all).  It claims to be less likely to crash but just type :% into the address window and not only does that entire chrome process die, so do all others.

What does this give you that Firefox or even the hated IE doesnt?    Seems to be just another "me too"  app.

Plus, I miss having the wiki and ebay search boxes in Firefox.

a faster javascript engine, for one.

like i said before, i see the browser targeted more as a platform for running specialized, web-based applications (like those built on google's appengine), than an all out replacement for firefox or ie.

[Jobu]

a faster javascript engine, for one.

like i said before, i see the browser targeted more as a platform for running specialized, web-based applications (like those built on google's appengine), than an all out replacement for firefox or ie.

Yea.  Google Docs and Gmail run great in Chrome.  And with App shortcuts, you can run them as if they were seperate applications.

Also, people are still forgetting that this is a beta release, so there are no add-ons yet and plenty of bugs.  For now, I am still using Firefox, especially since Chrome still won't scroll up.