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Idiots use Google Chrome.

Privacy issues.



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Here's a brief summary for those interested:

Chrome is a security nightmare, indexes your bank accounts September 04, 2008
After playing around with Google’s brand new Chrome browser, we’ve discovered that its history search box will fetch all types of data - even text from HTTPS-protected financial sites like Washington Mutual and Capital One. With a few utterly simple keywords like balance, account and Sept., everything from balance information, account numbers and even how much you spent at Costco can be pulled up.

Chrome: Google's biggest threat to your privacy September 4, 2008
The danger comes from one of Chrome's niftiest features, what it calls the Omnibox. The Omnibox is, in fact, the browser's Address Bar, but it has a feature that looks at what you type, and then auto-suggests sites that it thinks you're about to enter. As you type, the suggestions appear.

As you type, your text is sent back to Google, which analyzes it and makes the auto-suggestions. That's why you don't even need to press Enter for the text to head to Google.

Google's New Chrome Browser Vulnerable to Exploits 09/04/2008
On Tuesday, Google released a beta version of its new Chrome browser. One day later, security researchers had already found two significant flaws in its design.


Updated:
Google to Fix Privacy Issues


Edited by Eminence Front (09/24/08 09:27 PM)
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