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Thread #89897 Message #1698895
Posted By: jeffp
20-Mar-06 - 02:59 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Google Desktop v3 security risk?
Subject: Tech: Google Desktop v3 security risk?
Our company just issued a warning about Google Desktop v3 and its implications for inforamation security. A quote from the warning: "Several weeks ago, Google released a new version of its popular desktop tool, known as "Google Desktop v3." This tool allows you to access information anywhere, anytime, and to search it easily. You need to know that your acceptance of the Google policy allows Google to access your system and to index all your text-based files." (italics mine)
Thought I'd pass it along for what it's worth. Our IT department is pretty knowledgable, so I tend to believe it.