Google has just release their new Chrome, yet another Web browser. You know I prefer Opera but I’ll take a look at anything that comes down the pike. Chrome is pretty slick and the way they are dealing with javascript seems like quite an innovation; however, there are three items in their EULA (lisence agreement) to which everyone must agree that are of questionable intent.
- Google may update their software at their discretion—including download and installing “new software modules”. This is a class of behaviour which is historically viral.
- Google retains certain rights to any content which passes through their browser—you retain copyrights but they may use your audio, video, photo, and blog content to their own purposes forever.
- Google retains the right to imbed advertisements into the browser itself. (Advertisements, when they exist, are currently imbedded into the pages which you visit.)
You can read a more complete article over at CNet.
Be careful to whom you give your creative works; they may not have your best interests in mind.
Happy hunting.
Here is a good article with alternatives to using Chrome and getting stung by its license agreement:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/three_ways_to_enjoy_google_chrome_without_privacy_concerns.php
(Though you really ought to just go get Opera.)