Posted on 03/06/2009 9:05:54 PM PST by Richard Kimball
I kicked up Google Earth to do some research and they had a notice that a new version was available. I've always liked Google Earth, but never really trusted the Google guys. Anyway, I downloaded it, and when I got ready to install it, a notice came up that said to continue using Google Earth I had to agree to their new terms of service, which includes allowing a Google updater to operate on my computer in the background. It said the updater would search my hard drive and update all Google products.
I clicked on decline and dropped the update in the trash. I haven't seen this notice on any of the programs before. This is the Google Earth 5.0 beta.
(Excerpt) Read more at earth.google.com ...
Google, like AOL....is a virus.
My wife downloaded it on our computer and this answers the questions I have had about it.
I don’t blame you.
I try to disable EVERY auto update, even windows.
F-Them.
And i was thinking of updating Google Earth.
I’ll just stick to my current version thank you.
Am I overreacting? I just don't like the idea of giving Google carte blanche to run on my computer and install whatever updates it feels like installing.
Oh yea, in a map quest or anything like that i’ll never give my full address, I’ll give it a few numbers up.
Your just asking for junk mail.
Well, this one was either accept the updater or the program closed. I suppose it could be something that would just automatically update the beta Google Earth, but it said it would update ALL Google programs.
Bad program IMO.
Yeah, I kicked it off the computer and went back to 4.3 It started up without asking permission to install an updater. I’m not going there. When 5.0 becomes required, I guess I’ll just go without Google Earth.
Maybe they want to make the beta better for you over time or....
Something else.
Screw ‘em.
Wait for the full version, Maybe it’ll be different.
I get Flash and Java update pop-up’s sometimes, i gotta figure out how to shut that crap off too.
Sounds like a good thing. I am fully towards that.
This is OT, but I did a stupid thing, try to be so careful. They had a little ad on youtube with a fun little test, then said they'd give you your pin # to get the results. It asked for cell #, just have a regular phone, so I entered that number which was really stupid.
I don't think anybody can do a reverse lookup because I've had it unlisted for years, but it looked like some singles site. I've got the phone off now, but am afraid someone is going to start pestering me, hope I don't have to change my number. Even if I had caller id, if calls came from a bunch of different numbers, I wouldn't know who they were especially since various ones I do business with on the web have multiple phone #'s. The area code could be an alert though, maybe.
I’d be happy to get the place names on Google Earth to stay in English. I have reset the damn thing about 20 times.
Architects worht the name etc working in areas with Streetviews with any kind of sophisticated zoning really should have GE, and many use Sketch-up anyways - which plugs in.
New version you can plot ANY local path and get mileage to within 1/10 mile.
Hate google but hate Microsoft too. Its just the way it is.
I do not think you are paranoid at all. I would feel the same way.
Nothing new. Have you looked at your processes to look for the updater, you may find that you already have it.
I just checked and I have nothing from Google running on my PC.
I keep the activity monitor running all the time and nothing from Google is on there.
Google Earth 5 isn’t important enough to me to worry about it that much. It looks like the updater is welded to the program.
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