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Microsoft Claims Google Chrome Steals Your Privacy
An anonymous reader writes "Microsoft is going on the offensive against Google, accusing the search giant of creating a browser that does not respect user privacy. The company posted a video, embedded below, on TechNet Edge with the following description: 'Watch a demo on how Google Chrome collects every keystroke you make and how Internet Explorer 8 keeps your information private through two address bars and In Private browsing.' Microsoft's first criticism is Chrome's combining the address bar and the search box into a single entry box; IE8 keeps those fields separate. 'By keeping these boxes separate, your privacy is better protected and the addresses of the sites you're visiting aren't automatically shared with Microsoft, or anyone else,' says IE product manager Pete LePage."
I once searched for my social security number. I found a florist in Texas. It was run by someone with the same first name as me, and their surname is also my middle name. That was a bit creepy.
You do not have a moral or legal right to do absolutely anything you want.
...choongiri is going on the offensive against Microsoft, accusing the convicted monopolist of creating a browser that just SUCKS ASS!
You know I was going to make a joke about macs in croatia and my amazement at one in native croatian to boot, but then that got me thinking that I didn't know hardly anything about croatia's history, yet alone its actual geographic location. (yeah, i'm a dumb american, so stereotypical, but hey the eastern bloc countries are kind of a jumbled mess) This led to a fascinating wikipedia read and a bunch of photos....
Is it really as idyllic as this?
http://www.i-travel.bg/052/images/EXC/croatia%20(2).jpg
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/places/images/photos/photo_lg_croatia.jpg
http://www.eurotravelpages.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/croatia.jpg
I mean it looks BEAUTIFUL. Croatia is pretty small too if my I'm reading this map I'm looking at right. I'd love to go there if I could only get a passport. :(
zosxavius photography