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Flaw in Google's New Desktop Tool [Update: Fixed!]

silassewell writes "A Rice University computer scientist and two of his students have discovered a potentially serious security flaw [Sell your soul to the NYTimes to Read] in the desktop search tool for personal computers that was recently distributed by Google." Update: 12/21 03:15 GMT by T : An anonymous reader writes "It's being reported that the security problem in Google's Desktop Search has been plugged."

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  1. Congratulations! by Tibor+the+Hun · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not only did you get a -1 redundant, but you also got it on a 1st Post!
    This elusive prize is given by sharp moderators who rate your posts on the basis of what future posts might contain!

    Do break your paragraphs next time.

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  2. false alarm by kevinx · · Score: 5, Funny

    you had me worried for a sec. I thought there might have been a secret button that pops up that says, "find your husband's porn".