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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Jan 19, 2011
I think that's Google Chrome OS, which will be combined with the Google Browser. 
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Jan 19, 2011
That may be totally overstated, but I heard there were some privacy issues. 
I may be misinformed.
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Jan 19, 2011
Well, since it's google, I wouldn't be surprised. The idea is, not to have an OS (like windows) any more. All your data will be stored on a google server. The advantage is, you can access it form every PC with internet connection, and you can't lose it when your PC crashes.
The question is: do you trust google?
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h5ringer Posted Jan 19, 2011
"trust" and "google". Now there are two words you don't often hear in the same sentence
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Jan 19, 2011
No, and for a reason. 
http://bel-goes-blog.blogspot.com/2011/01/data-protection-and-census.html
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KB Posted Jan 19, 2011
Even if Google Chrome *did* hoke around in your hard drive, there's no need to worry. You can shield yourself from Google Chrome with Google Tinfoil Hat.
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aka Bel - A87832164 Posted Jan 19, 2011
But I can't wear a tinfoil hat, it drives me crazy. 
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PedanticBarSteward Posted Jan 20, 2011
I think that the term is 'cloud computing'. It is the future and the security is actually better than using Microsoft, when everything that you do is recorded and Mac OSX.
All of my computers now run on 'open source' (UBUNTU), safer, better and infinitely easier, and use Firefox and Thunderbird.
Fatima - my wife and who never went to school - can open her computer and connect to whatever she wants without having to type a single letter.
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