Some people still gaga over Google desktop search.

With all the negative press the desktop search has received these days, you would think that people wouldn't get all that excited about it. I'm sure it's great from a technical standpoint but that privacy issue just won't go away. It's going to take a snapshot of everything even things you don't want it to like credit card numbers or Social Security numbers. Is it just me or does that bother other people as well? I've linked to an article in EWeek where the author just loves the product. For journalists it makes a lot of sense, someone who's writing all the time. It would be good to be able to find something you wrote quickly when you don't know where you put it. It's funny but those people are the people that are most excited about it. But the reason they are is because it helps their job. That's always been the point of technology, it's a way to get something done easier and better, it's as simple as that. When you hear how great this tool is, which I'm sure it is, keep in mind that these search companies are trying to get deeper and deeper into our lives. I'm not paranoid, I just like some maintenance on my privacy.

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