Top 10 Google Myths

By Loren Baker, Editor | December 28, 2006

Google Operating System’s Ionut Alex (who does not work for Google) gets all ‘Matt Cutts’ on some Google myths which have been making their way around the web for years.

Here’s a snippet:

Google Myths

Google is spyware.

“Spyware is software that reports on your activities or gathers personal information about you and sends it via the Internet to third parties without your knowledge or consent.”

If you use software like Google Toolbar or Google Desktop, some features may send personal information to Google, but most of them are either turned off by default or require your explicit approval. Google also uses cookies to save your preferences and records queries, clicks, usage patterns to deliver better results. The problem is not that they record it, it’s what they do with it. And Google tries to protect it from third parties (like US Government).

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