Comments on: ‘What’s wrong with trusting Google?’

By: sillyme

sillyme — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:06:17 +0000

And Goooo.. can make it harder and harder for the unwashed masses to say no.

They use “freebies” for temptation. (”free” as in “chained” … resistance is futile !

http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/would-you-accept-googles-free-netbook

By: NO1UNO

NO1UNO — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:27:13 +0000

What’s wrong with trusting Googone? (i will not spell the name correctly)

Lets see…..would you allow a known pedo to pick up your kid(s) from school?
Would you drive a car that you know has absolutely no brakes?

I could go one and list a bunch of utterly stupid acts to compare to trusting
Goober, but i think you can get my point. They have one REAL agenda, to grab
all the money they can by using YOUR personal data to make THEM money!!
Dont buy into their BS about how they care about users of their “services”!
They care about nothing but the money YOU can put in their pockets.
Nothing more, and nothing less. I think I’d rather swim with sharks!!

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:29:46 +0000

@ Chris:

“(a) develops a real privacy policy” … which explains in explicit and painful detail exactly what they don’t, and won’t do with data they collect; and, which explains precisely what data they collect in equally painful detail …

And even then, I’d still think twice

Cheers!

By: Christopher Parsons

Christopher Parsons — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:16:11 +0000

When Google:
(a) develops a real privacy policy (they don’t really anonymize IP addresses with search in any real way);
(b) clearly opens up their security system and guarantees encryption at rest
(c) develops a real tech-support line that extends beyond just 24hr email (which isn’t always quick to respond to complaints)
then I might consider them for my own stuff, but not until then.

By: Aza's Ghost

Aza's Ghost — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:21:57 +0000

I recently was told by my Chiropractor’s assistant that they were using Google Calendar to coordinate appointments between two locations and to provide remote access to that schedule. I pointed out to them that Google Apps, while easy/convenient/free, might not be as secure or private as they believe. Of course, I was wearing my tin-foil hat at the time…