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 Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 8:09 am Post subject: Is Google Toolbar a spyware? |
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Hi Friends, Wanted to know whether the claims to declaring google toolbar as spyware is true? Thank you |
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andrew247
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| Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 9:04 am Post subject: |
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I doubt Google uses the toolbar to spy on people. The toolbar does submit information when finding PageRanks, but nothing confidential, and it also asks for confirmation first.
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mondine
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| Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 12:49 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, and the 'tracking' aspects are referred to as being among the "advanced features", and need not be installed for basic functionality.
Just read the intructions during installation.
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komodo9
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 8:42 am Post subject: |
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"Spyware" usually infers subjecting the user to some kind of advertising, which the google toolbar does not do. 
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SonicChao05
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 8:44 am Post subject: |
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The Google Toolbar is not spyware.
How could it be?
It doesn't advertise, open pop-ups, or do anything to that scheme. If Google Toolbar was spyware, in theory, Google would be spyware, which would mean people would know about it. I never got any problems from using Google toolbar. |
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mondine
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| Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 12:35 pm Post subject: |
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| komodo9 wrote: | | "Spyware" usually infers subjecting the user to some kind of advertising, which the google toolbar does not do. |
Well, actually, that is referred to as "adware".
Spyware is something that tracks and reports a User's browsing habits.
"Bad" spyware does this unknown to the user, with personally-identifying information (which may then be used to serve ads in a variety of ways).
The Google toolbar does neither of those things.
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