http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...;intsrc=kc_feat
" But it's really just a Web browser, right?No. At least, not the way we've thought about Web browsers before.
Most browsers send HTTP messages to far-off Web servers, which respond with HTML pages. Chrome spends nearly as much time phoning home to Google as it does talking to other Web servers.
Type in a Web address that doesn't exist and Chrome will send it to Google for help finding the right address.
Type in an address that Google has flagged as a phishing or malware site and Chrome will send an obfuscated version of the address to Google to get more information about the risk.
Type anything at all into the address bar and Chrome will send the keystrokes to Google for help suggesting what you may be looking for.
And that doesn't include the usage statistics and other information that Chrome sends home for Google to use "in order to operate and improve Google Chrome and other Google services," according to Google's privacy notice for Chrome.
You can turn much of that phoning-home off, or at least reduce it.But it's clear that Google doesn't see Chrome as just another browser. It's more like the front end for a Web-browsing software-as-a-service offering.
Feeling queasy?
Relax. Right now, Chrome is a beta with significant security problems yet to be addressed. By definition, it's not ready -- that's what beta means.
Bugs and security holes will be fixed. But Chrome's basic business model won't change.
So when you start evaluating it -- and you should -- don't just test how well it serves up Web applications, how robust it is or whether it really is a better browser.
Think about this: Are you ready to trust a software-as-a-service model for just about everything your users do?
Because that's Google Chrome. " - extracte din articolul lui Frank Hayes - fragmentele sunt evidentiate de mine
(Frank Hayes is Computerworld's senior news columnist. Contact him at [email protected].)

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" Chrome is a security nightmare. It turns out that Chrome indexes and stores your bank account and other personal financial information even on secure (https://) pages, though whether it's actually a "security nightmare" is another issue.
Do the stuff you would normally do like look at your balances and gawk at your latest transactions and then open up a new tab in Chrome by clicking the "+" symbol. In the right-hand history search box, enter a few keywords and see what they get you. Surprised? I bet you are.
The history search feature means you can find all your financial, medical and other secrets from the browser without going anywhere near the secure site. Or someone else can.If you have a PC where someone else can access it -- for example, in almost any office -- then it's a recipe for disaster. Since you'll never remember to always use the "porn mode" (InCognito), then the best answer may be to stay well away from anything password protected and personal. "