Seeking solutions - Google Desktop search tool

For web search companies, accessing the contents of someone's computer has long been the holy grail. Last week, Google suggested it had the solution with the beta test release of its Desktop Search tool, a downloadable widget that takes the normal Google search spread and adds extra functionality to examine the files inside your computer. Google Desktop Search works brilliantly if you are a devotee of Microsoft products - scanning Outlook emails, Office documents and all the pages you have viewed through Internet Explorer, as well as conversations on AOL Instant Messenger. But the beta version is only compatible with Windows XP and 2000, and the only browser officially supported is Internet Explorer. A major concern with the software is privacy, as it seems able to index password-protected files as well as those inside your personal user area.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1331537,00.html

Check out the beta version:
http://desktop.google.com/

30/11/2004

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