The fact is that anything new that Google does will come under attack, regardless of its usefulness or security implications. They can't attack the usefulness, in this case, but installing it on a public terminal would not be possible if the security of the terminal were not lax in the first place.
I admit that the same argument can be used with almost any product.
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They should apologize to all of the people who have to disengage their keylogging operations in Alberta.
The fact is that anything new that Google does will come under attack, regardless of its usefulness or security implications. They can't attack the usefulness, in this case, but installing it on a public terminal would not be possible if the security of the terminal were not lax in the first place.
I admit that the same argument can be used with almost any product.