[TriLUG] Search Engine question

[Eric H Christensen]

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Ummmm...  I'll have to agree that this is an urban legend.  I think they
have better things to do than to try to hack into the millions of
computers that are out there, try to figure out which ones have
microphones and which ones have web cams, then figure out how to grab
the data, then figure out which ones they can actually hear something
useful on, then have someone actually listen to each one to try to hear
what is going on.  It isn't very feasible or efficient.  No, I don't
think Google has time for that now that they are sifting through all of
the videos on You Tube trying to figure out how to sort all that data.

There isn't any problem with being security conscious.  Heck, I'm very
security conscious.  But you have to get real about what is a threat and
what isn't.  I'd be worried about more things than that.

Eric



WA Brown wrote:
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric H Christensen"
> <kf4otn at ericsatcom.net>
> To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 8:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Search Engine question
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>> All search engines keep records.  That is how they improve on their
>> technologies.  If you don't "log in" to Google or use Google services
>> then they are not able to track your searches to you personally.
>>
>> Eric
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> 
> Let me try to explain what I mean. I am anal about security. Its not
> that I have anything to hide but my info is nobody else's business. This
> is why I built my own server,website and forums board. Where I go and
> what I look at is nobody's business and I am sure there are others that
> feel as I do. Just recently a news story about google came up in the
> news and said they are writing programs that will turn on your webcam
> and microphone remotely so they can " see what products you use and
> listen to what radio and tv shows you watch". This kinda thing makes my
> hair stand up! I don't want that to happen to me or any other person. I
> am just trying to think of an alternative.
> 
> 
> 
> WA Brown
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