Google Calendar

rickyb writes "After months of rumors and speculation, Google Calendar is now live. It features integration with Gmail, full iCal support, and a bunch of other goodies I'm just starting to discover. The wait is over!"

Comments

Am I the only one scared of this?

[minkie]

They already know about everything I search for. If I let them, they would also know about every usenet article I read, and have all my email too, but I'm not willing to give them that. And now, I can add to the list of things I could let them know about me who I have appointments to see, and when. Sure, why not? Perhaps next we'll be seeing Google Bank, Google Dating Service, Google Medical Records, Google Credit History, Google TV, Google Phone Company? All services supplied for free, just let them own everything there is to know about you.

Re:Am I the only one scared of this?

[caffeination]

That's like being scared that Domino's knows what pizza you like. How do you expect them to know when and what to deliver to you unless you call them and give them the information? It's fairly important for them to pay attention to the terms people use, just as Domino's has to be aware of what pizzas are popular.

The alternative is that after you type in the terms, they return a page saying "Lalalalala we're not listening! We care about our users' privacy!" Instead, the choice of whether or not to make the information exchange is left to the individual.

Re:Big Brother will know your schedule

[caffeination]

Or maybe you're asking not to be a lonely paranoid recluse.

It's a social calendar: You put some stuff up, make it viewable to your friends, then check their calendar to see when they get out of class so you can call them.

The internet isn't the place to be plotting your coup d'etat anyway.

Re:Security by Obscurity

[Tom]

Not really. If it's a good hash, then it's just as if not more secure than a username/password combo. From a security POV, there's no difference between

http://blabla.com?user=dummy&pass=dumbone

and

http://blablab.com?hash=3ebf71dc0135c7927da8fc55a2 fbe782

So that's not the point. And don't say anything about POST, please, POST is not any more secure than GET, the only people it hides anything from are the dumber half of the AOL users.