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How does Google do it?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-read dept.

Doc Tagle writes "With Google reportedly on the verge of going public, more and more people want to know what makes Google tick. The Observer, serves up the answers to our questions."

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  1. Not true in the slightest by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    If they are playing fair, (i.e. sans "sneaky crap"), then:

    1) Why are their terms of service / Pirvacy Policy so vague?

    2) Why does their cookie stay until the year 2038?

    3) Why does their Google search bar report information and auto-update without permission?

    Google freaks me out after reading this page:
    http://www.google-watch.org/

    Sorry if that's a bit paranoid, but if you have some counter-information I'd be glad to read it.

  2. Re:the NSA, FBI and CIA would panic by Ilgaz · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why panic? One of Google's chiefs is ex NS... Oh wait, this is /. , telling bad things about Google, privacy, 2038 expiring cookie, never mentioned google news inclusion policy is evil.

    It runs on Linux Beowulf whatever, so it must be good eh? :)

    -call this post a karma suicide btw-