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Thread #75448 Message #1324953
Posted By: JohnInKansas
12-Nov-04 - 04:48 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Question about Shortcuts
Subject: RE: Tech: Question about Shortcuts
Possibly not the best thread for this info, but since it touches on shortcuts and toolbars:
A "bug" has been found in the new(est) Google toolbar, if you use the new option to index your own stuff. Since the indexing is done as the document is loaded/created, and password and/or encryption is not applied until you save, the Google toolbar search index will include, and can retrieve, all of the content of documents you may chose to "protect" by hiding them behind a password. Anyone who can use the Google search on your machine can see everything – including stuff you may not want them to.
Google says it's by design, and they don't think it's a "bug." There are workarounds. Details, for those interested, at Security Watch: Too Many Google Results PC Magazine bulletin.
I suspect not many people are actually using this new "feature," and the feature is still in "beta;" but it might affect whether you want to try it out; and there's no indication that Google intends to change it when they "officially" release the toolbar.
Note: the article linked also includes incidental comment on a couple of new vulnerabilities in Apple Quick Time and Real Media Player.