[ale] OT: Google desktop search

[jdr at xcorps.net (Jonathan Rickman)]

> 	Although they say you can disable it, they also say it 
> calls home every so often to see if there is an upgrade 
> available and it then transmits info at that time.  
> "Additionally, when Google Desktop Search automatically 
> checks to see if a new version is available, the current 
> version number and the unique application number are sent to 
> Google." and just in case you tried to mess with your "unique 
> application number" -  "The unique application number is 
> required for Google Desktop Search to work and cannot be disabled".

I've got it running in a virtual machine now with TCPDump logging everything
coming and going. Nothing unusual in the first 24 hours. I'll probably let
it run for a few weeks and see what turns up.

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Jonathan "I'll be watching YOU google" Rickman