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Google Toolbar Tracks Your Browsing, Even When Off

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the yeah-that-was-like-a-bug-or-something dept.

garg0yle writes "Google's Toolbar is supposed to allow the user to disable it. However, it was discovered by a researcher that it was still sending information even when disabled. A patch is now available, and Google claims this was just a bug, not a feature."

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  1. Misleading title by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 4, Funny

    Google Toolbar Tracks Your Browsing, Even When Off

    At first I thought that this meant that Google was tracking my movements even when my computer was off. I wondered how they'd do this and then I remembered about Google Street View.

    Sly bastards.

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  2. So just rename "Toolbars" into "Foolbars" . . . by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 2, Funny

    . . . that should remove any responsibility of indemnity of the Foolbar vendor.

    Corporate Defense Lawyer: "Your Honor, the plaintiff, Mr. Terry Fuckwit, who is suing for privacy violations, did knowingly install and use our product, appropriately named 'Foolbar'."

    Judge: "Anyone who uses such a product is a dumb-ass and has shit for brains. Case dismissed."

    Judge: "Now on to the next case, concerning another of your products, 'KieferSutherlandsCattlePonziScheme' for Windows 7 . . ."

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