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Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) OT Chrome Browser
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:39:21 -0600
>It's really nothing new, though.
>50 years ago telephones could be tapped and calls traced.

It was about 75 years ago that we were on a rural party line for telephone 
service.  Talk about loss of 
privacy.....................................................

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2012 10:48 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) OT Chrome Browser


> I'm mostly using the Chrome browser. Like that would be a surprise. ;)
>
> For me, I'm getting enough benefit from the big brother browser for me
> to use it for now. I'm not overly excited about the level of
> big-brotherish aspects of it, but I put up with it because of the
> quality-of-life aspects it brings. It's a trade-off that I'm willing
> to accept right now.
>
> One thing that Google has been very good about is being respectful of
> your privacy settings.
>
> As to other tracking aspects of your browsing experience, I'll say
> that it really doesn't matter much what browser you use because there
> are many means for tracking users. It's possible for a website to
> determine where the visitor is coming from, not just down to the city,
> but even to the house if WiFi is present. No cookies required. This is
> one of the unintended consequences of the Google Street Level Camera
> Cars. Not only are the cars photographing, but also sniffing (war
> driving) the WiFi spectrum. Ever wonder how your iPad is able to
> figure out where it's at???
>
> Anyway, between the websites and the ISPs themselves, you're pretty
> well hosed when it comes to privacy. It's really nothing new, though.
> 50 years ago telephones could be tapped and calls traced. Just because
> the mode of communication or type of communication changes doesn't
> mean that you have any different level of privacy now than then.
>
> Back to the quality-of-life aspects. As mentioned before, I use four
> different computers, an iPad and an Android smartphone. The only way
> to keep from going insane is to have a common linked interface between
> them all and some form of "cloud" storage. Google provides that. I've
> almost entirely stopped using thumb-drives to transfer files from
> computers. Another benefit is that I can create/edit/print documents
> from any of my computing devices seamlessly.
>
> But for that convenience, I know I have to "pay" something. Google is
> pretty clear that they are an advertising company. As somebody who
> spent 12 years in the broadcast industry, I can appreciate that and
> support it.
>
> AG Schnozz
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