New Google Desktop: Crunch the remote computer

Internet search giant Google has launched a new tool that allows two PCs to exchange information automatically with each other. However, in exchange for this convenience, users must accept that the data will be stored in Google hands for up to 30 days.

Source: BBC More specifically, with the new tool, you will be able to search for information stored on the remote computer. This feature will further expand the power of Google Desktop, a software that scans computer hard drives for documents, emails, IM and other forms of data.

To enable this inter-computer search function, first of all, the user will select the information in the list to be exchanged, then agree to let Google transfer all that data to the storage system of the firm. Google will encrypt all data sent by the user hard drive and only a few of its employees will have access to it. Google does not forget to declare that it will not use any information in it.

When registering to use the tool, users will declare the computers participating in their own network. Later, whenever a machine pops up, Google will also automatically transfer information from that machine to the network so that users on other machines can search remotely.

Highway personal information?

As part of Google's latest upgrade package, this tool will be somewhat "difficult to swallow" for those who respect personal freedom and information security, especially in the time when the Bush administration is very I want to know what users are scouring through the current Google search engine.

Google is still resisting against the request of the US Department of Justice in federal courts to provide user information, while both Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL have "surrendered" to the government. All three firms claim that their "cooperation" with the judiciary does not violate personal freedom.

Despite concerns about personal freedom, Google officials remain confident. They think the new tool will appeal to those who want to access office computers from home and vice versa. "I think this is a very useful tool, but in return, you have to give up some of your personal secrets," said Marissa Mayer, vice president of Google search products.

Widget

In addition to the inter-computer search engine, this upgrade software also allows users to set up a mini app (called widget) on the computer screen, to track the topic-like information from time to time. weather, exchange or news without access to a specific website.

In addition, Google also updated its password protection tool, making it more difficult for hackers to access computers via Google Desktop.

With this package, Google's ambition to create a computing platform that challenges the Windows operating system is more obvious than ever. The inter-computer search engine will lay the foundation for Google to distribute digital media content such as music and videos to mobile devices and computers.

You can download this package at: http://desktop.google.com. However, it is only compatible with Windows XP or Windows 2000 SP3.

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