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Google Desktop Security Warning Issued

InternetNews.com has posted an article:Google Desktop Security Warning Issued

Google Desktop Search lets users search documents, spreadsheets, e-mail, instant messages and Web pages that have been visited by that PC. To enable this, it creates cached versions of Web content -- which could include sensitive corporate information stored on servers and accessed via a Web interface.

They have a good point. People need to realize that Google Desktop Search is for single user workstations. People can easily search your results and see what you have been reading if you share your PC. I've got it at home on my shared PC but that's not a problem because we all have access to everything anyway and sharing info is cool there.
The corporate environment does need to look at these issues. Even more critical is laptop deployment. If you've finally taught the CEO to keep his/her data on the server (no small feat) and then they have GDS installed...viola, all data is cached on the laptop and if the leave it in a cab the next time the are in London...shudder. Hopefully you've got other security in place.

This entry was posted on Saturday, November 13, 2004 at 10:29 AM.