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Maybe I’ve not been paying attention, but it seems like there are a bunch of new features in Google Desktop (beta). For instance, “Search across computers” is pretty darned compelling, and I sure don’t remember that from the last beta. Is there a new announcement coming soon, I wonder?

Have to say, google makes it difficult to figure out what version of a product is out there… but looking at the “updated” and “new” tags has me interested in upgrading.

[later]

Heck, It was blogged by google, I just wasn’t monitoring the right blog! I guess this is version 3.

[much later]

TechCrunch points out some privacy concerns.  I hadn’t caught on to the fact that your search data may not be staying local anymore if you plan on using the features to search on/from multiple computers.  I suppose all the band-wagon folks are going to be lathered up today about this issue!  (I may be one of ‘em…)

One Response to “Google Desktop - updated?”

1. Rich G. on February 9th, 2006 10:36 pm
   

   nicely called

   http://www.eff.org/news/archives/2006_02.php#004400

   “EFF urges consumers not to use this feature, because it will make their personal data more vulnerable to subpoenas from the government and possibly private litigants, while providing a convenient one-stop-shop for hackers who’ve obtained a user’s Google password.”

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