Google Chrome, Day 2

Seems that almost every story submitted to Slashdot last night in some way involved Google's Chrome that we started talking about yesterday. Dotan Cohen noted that according to Clicky Chrome has hit 3% browser share. Since Google has decided to release Chrome only for Windows, I now share for you 3 reviews written by others: the first comes from alexy2k, the second from mildsiete, and the third from oli4uk. They all seem to feature various opinions, charts, and screenshots demonstrating various exciting points.

Comments

Re:Non-Tech Percent of Web Traffic from Chrome

[Anonymous Coward]

it's not entertaining if you're just plain stupid

Incognito mode actually isn't really so...

[bagofbeans]

See http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en-US/privacy.html

Incognito mode just ensures the history of that particular browse isn't stored on your computer. Google still has your browsing history nicely tracked, stored on their computer, available for subpoena etc.

Since Google's business is traffic analysis, and since browsing history provides far more detailed an insight into a person than search history alone, then of course Google will keep it. Consequence 1 will be that Google gets a large ramp up in subpoeanas for individuals' tracked data than before, because Consequence 2 is that many people think that their Incognito surfing is volatile. I doubt that much that has ever passed through Google or that ever will is volatile...

Chrome EULA is evil

[midtoad]

Google's EULA for Chrome takes away all your rights for any content you post with the browser. Here are the relevant sections from the EULA:

11. Content license from you

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.

11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.

11.3 You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit Google to take these actions.

11.4 You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.