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I'm not sure how I feel about the first claim (having just read the article) but the author misses the point. Whether it sends the information to Google or Bin
by SamAtt 17y ago
I'm not sure how I feel about the first claim (having just read the article) but the author misses the point. Whether it sends the information to Google or Bing it's still the violation of privacy is the fact that everything you type is being sent somewhere. In fact it's made worse by you being able to use other search engines because it means other companies could abuse the information even if Google doesn't.
Again I'm not saying I agree with Microsoft. In all honesty anyone who uses Chrome should realize this is happening (since it uses the Google auto complete when you start typing and so would have to send keystrokes back). But it's something to think about.
- stanleydrew 17y agoThe problem with Microsoft's accusation is that IE8 does the exact same thing, just not when you type in the address bar. You have to type in the search bar in IE8 for every stroke to get sent to Bing.
- stanleydrew 17y agoNot sure what the downvote is for. From the article: "The same behavior occurs in IE8, but only in the search bar. LePage is only correct in his assertion that IE8 does not send information to anyone when the user types into the address bar."
- dutchflyboy 17y agoWell, when you put it in the search bar, your intention is to send the information to the search provider, after all, that's the whole point of the search box. However, with Chrome, as the two boxes are merged, the autocomplete function sends every keystroke to the search provider even when you wanted to go to a website directly, information that the search provider doesn't need at all and that is maybe private.