Thursday, September 27, 2007

Precis #2

The amount of personal data being sent to one of the biggest corporations to embrace the world wide web, known to many as Google, is frighteningly immense. IP addresses, what pages you visit, your search terms, online shopping information, and the social information from thet Orkut social networking service are all extremely personal information that could easily by used against you. It is quite possible for certain people, whether a simple internet criminal or an FBI officer, to hack into Google's system and find the information they need to steal your identity or put you behind bars.

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