My anti-hacker alerts me about Google Desktop

[r.s.lynn]

My anti-hacker utility informs me that Google Desktop is attempting to make an outbound TCP connection. I am forced to choose whether to allow or deny this connection. I want to know why Google Desktop is doing this. The URL is something like in-in-f147 . . . .

If I knew how to do so, I would post this question to Google itself, but searching through what help I can find results in no e-mail address for Google, not even a way to post a question on their website.

Someone please tell me why Google Desktop would be making an outbound connection, or how to ask Google staff about such things.

[leftybogs]

you mean how to contact google regarding that matter?... well for me its enough giving some warnings... when i first encounter that.. i just ignore it... and then i find out.. that its true...

[torpengkute]

for your own security you may not download google desktop for instances..

[jackyou]

contact google

[fjpoblam]

I typically "allow" and tell comodo to "Remember my decision". I know Google Desktop periodically polls the internet to check for updates, search for email, check the weather, check for new calendar events, and other things to attend for the needs of the various gadgets, so I let it...

[Aleksandr(Sasha)]

Actually, that's why I uninstalled Google Desktop. I heard that it streams all the non-trivial files (i.e. documents but not OS files and stuff) to the internet. And, when I uninstalled, it gave a list of options of why you did it, and amongst them, there was a "I'm concerned about privacy" option, so I'm guessing that claim is not too far from the truth.