Daily Archive for February 22nd, 2006

Google Admits Desktop Security Risk

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Businesses have been warned by research company Gartner that the latest Google Desktop Beta has an “unacceptable security risk,” and Google agrees.

On Feb. 9, Google unveiled Google Desktop 3, a free, downloadable program that includes an option to let users search across multiple computers for files. To do that, the application automatically stores copies of files, for up to a month, on Google servers. From there, copies are transferred to the user’s other computers for archiving. The data is encrypted in transmission and while stored on Google servers.

Source: Neowin.net

Google descends on Israel

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The internet search giant has promised that all of its services will be translated to Hebrew and moved into Israel within 18 months as the company’s grip on the web tightens.

Google appears to have put a lot of work into the Israeli operation, as the new Hebrew branch comes loaded with a CEO and trained staff.

Meir Brand, CEO of Google Israel revealed: “We discovered that the Israeli surfer has unique characteristics that the American surfer does not have.

“Israelis are chronic searchers. The search is the main use they make of the internet, while for Americans, the main use of the internet is email,” he added.

It seems, however, that Google’s main focus is on advertising. In Israel 15% of all online adverts appear on search engines, whereas in the US this figure is as high as 40%. Google have seen the gap and are closing in before their rivals do.

Source: Neowin.net