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http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1730748,00.asp

By Bruce Schneier
November 29, 2004

Google's desktop search software is so good that it exposes
vulnerabilities on your computer that you didn't know about.

Last month, Google released a beta version of its desktop search
software: Google Desktop Search. Install it on your Windows machine,
and it creates a searchable index of your data files, including word
processing files, spreadsheets, presentations, e-mail messages, cached
Web pages and chat sessions. It's a great idea. Windows' searching
capability has always been mediocre, and Google fixes the problem
nicely.

There are some security issues, though. The problem is that GDS
indexes and finds documents that you may prefer not be found. For
example, GDS searches your browser's cache. This allows it to find old
Web pages you've visited, including online banking summaries, personal
messages sent from Web e-mail programs and password-protected personal
Web pages.

GDS can also retrieve encrypted files. No, it doesn't break the
encryption or save a copy of the key. However, it searches the Windows
cache, which can bypass some encryption programs entirely. And if you
install the program on a computer with multiple users, you can search
documents and Web pages for all users.
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