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02.08.06
Google
Toolbar SMS May Log Your Text Messages
 By
Nathan Weinberg
Devin
Reams notices that Google's Firefox Send
To SMS extension reserves the right to log all of your text messages, and
I've checked, and the same policy applies to a similar feature in Toolbar 4.
From the Firefox
Send to Phone FAQ:
When you send a message using Google Send
to Phone, Google will receive and log the IP address [?] and one or more cookies
from the computer you are using, as well as information about the mobile phone
you are sending to, including the phone's telephone number and carrier. In addition,
we might also log the text of the message you send, in order
to investigate and correct technical problems with the service.
In the Privacy
Practices entry of the Send To feature on the new Toolbar:
If you send text through SMS using Send To feature of the Google Toolbar,
Google logs the number and carrier the message is sent to, and in some cases may
record the text sent for debugging purposes.
I can understand logging the carrier number and a few details of random text messages
for debugging purposes, but I can't imagine what is accomplished by logging whole
text messages. Seems like Google is just covering all its bases in case it wants
to collect more of its precious "information".
About the Author:
Nathan
Weinberg writes the popular InsideGoogle
blog, offering the latest news and insights about Google and search engines.
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