Google Web Accelerator

[evkl]

http://webaccelerator.google.com

It's nifty, although I do have some security concerns about it. Anyone have comments? Ideas? Thoughts?

 

[Argy]

What security concerns would those be?

 

[evkl]

They track your non-https pages and send it back to Google. AKA, they own your life and where you go with your stuff on the internets.

 

[Zhen Lin]

But they already own your e-mail, your web searches, your instant messaging...

Unless they are operating a side business selling personal information, I wouldn't be worried - Google is in the business of collecting aggregate data, i.e. statistics.

 

[Archaic]

Google Web Accelerator works with your browser to help web pages show up in a snap. Learn more.

Google Web Accelerator


Thank you for your
interest in Google Web Accelerator.
We have currently reached our
maximum capacity of users and
are actively working to increase
the number of users we can support.

System Requirements
Operating System: Win XP or Win 2000 SP3+
Browser: IE 5.5+ or Firefox 1.0+
Availability: For users in North America and Europe (during beta testing phase)
Google Web Accelerator is...
• Designed for Broadband – Web pages load even more quickly on DSL and cable connections
• Easy to use – Simply install and enjoy faster web browsing in seconds

Bah.

 

[Kadabra]

^ Too slow. I guess some would need an accelerator more than others. :-D Besides, you live in Australia, so I doubt that you'd get a significant improvement in speed.

 

[Koroku]

I've never really got the use of it.

And I heard it was bad if you were a moderator or something, because it visited the delete pages?

 

[Zhen Lin]

Yes, actually, that is a problem - because you end up downloading cached pages from other people who are logged into other accounts from time to time.