[ale] OT: Google desktop search

[Greg]

Could you post your findings to the list ??  I currently have it installed
and I have my fire wall blocking it from any Internet use.

Greg

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of
> Jonathan Rickman
> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 11:40 PM
> To: 'Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts'
> Subject: RE: [ale] OT: Google desktop search
>
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> > 	Although they say you can disable it, they also say it
> > calls home every so often to see if there is an upgrade
> > available and it then transmits info at that time.
> > "Additionally, when Google Desktop Search automatically
> > checks to see if a new version is available, the current
> > version number and the unique application number are sent to
> > Google." and just in case you tried to mess with your "unique
> > application number" -  "The unique application number is
> > required for Google Desktop Search to work and cannot be disabled".
>
> I've got it running in a virtual machine now with TCPDump logging
> everything
> coming and going. Nothing unusual in the first 24 hours. I'll probably let
> it run for a few weeks and see what turns up.
>
> --
> Jonathan "I'll be watching YOU google" Rickman
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