Chrome Web Browser

[awsomered]

Google just recently came out with a new web browser: Chrome Beta. It's pretty neat I'm using it right now. Just telling people. If you go on the regular google page you can download it. Completely free.

[BuzzBoy133]

So its like I.E.? Cool.

[Thriller]

Is it like Safari?

[climberJW]

Yeah I saw that too. I don't like downloading or playing beta stuff (never have though) because it seems like it would be filled with too many annoying bugs. Do you like it?

[Thriller]

I'm using it now (just downloaded). It's pretty awesome!

[BuzzBoy133]

Really? How so?

[Thriller]

Incognito mode, switching tabs, easier bookmarks, plus it looks cool.

[BuzzBoy133]

Incognito mode? WHats that?

[Thriller]

Incognito mode (love the name) is when you can bring up a new browser in which nothing you do is recorded. I like that because it saves clutter. (I have lots of websites)

[Gorams]

I'm using it right now. It's really cool and it has the spell check thingy like Safari does

[BuzzBoy133]

I'm downloading it right now. I wanna test it out.

[awsomered]

It's in Beta so it probably will have bugs, I like it. I like the address bar it works as a search bar too so instead of going to google or something just type in your search there.

[climberJW]

Originally Posted by awsomered

It's in Beta so it probably will have bugs, I like it. I like the address bar it works as a search bar too so instead of going to google or something just type in your search there.

Well, it is made by Google

[TheMr.Stitch]

Be careful with Chrome...

Read ->

Update - Google amends Chrome EULA

(Updated 4 Sep '08 0830 GMT) Google has amended section 11.1 of the Chrome EULA so that it now reads:

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights that you already hold in Content that you submit, post or display on or through the Services.

There are now no other sub-sections in section 11. What you see is what you get. Terrific. Google acted with alacrity. Great stuff. No worries. The points below no longer apply.
Original story

Astute Reg readers have pointed out a Chrome condition of service that effectively lets Google use any of your copyrighted material posted to the web via Chrome without paying you a cent.

Here's the relevant section 11.1 of the Chrome EULA:

11. Content licence from you

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights that you already hold in Content that you submit, post or display on or through the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content, you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive licence to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content that you submit, post or display on or through the Services. This licence is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin in front of crossed out HAL 9000 eye

Google fixes Chrome's evil EULA eye

Granting Google 'a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive licence to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content that you submit, post or display on or through' Chrome is coming it rich.

Suppose Google does this to material you have posted that's not yours? No problem. It has a get-out-of-jail card signed by you in section 11.4 of the EULA:

11.4 You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above licence.

But you may be posting material via Chrome to your employer's site and it owns the copyright of anything you create in work time. What then if Google adapts, modifies and distributes it? Your fan has brown stuff all over it but none of it sticks to Google.

Back in 2001, El Reg first revealed how Microsoft's new single sign-on Passport, used for all its web services including Hotmail, also appeared to grab your intellectual property. Microsoft issued a reworded Terms of Use a few days later. Similar land-grabs have been attempted other operators.

Copyright-sensitive sysadms may banish Chrome from their networks because of this. Google's been asked how it fits in with its general 'Do no evil' ethic but wasn't immediately able to respond - because they're not in their office yet.®

Bootnote: Google used very similar wording when it launched Orkut. But nobody seemed to care.

I don't want Google taking any of my stuff. Therefore, Firefox FTW.

Stitch

[SoccerRyan]

Ugh. That just makes me nervous to use Chrome. I'm sticking with IE!