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Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Anonymous — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:22:05 -0000

I'd like to see a Google OS some day...

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Scully — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:18:39 -0000

Isn't there still the big problem of people "taking things out of the sandbox" through installers, plugins, and emails?

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Data Stream — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:28:24 -0000

(This was actually re. the comment posted by "Seb" on 2007-05-31; it didn't post in the right spot.)

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Data Stream — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:19:42 -0000

Frankly, your comment is the only one that seems plausible.

Most of us have no idea how effortlessly Google can and does collect ALL of our web-searches, web-postings, websites, etc. If you think our mountain of electronic data must simply be ignored/regularly discarded, think again.

Green Border Technologies Inc. developed software that prevents unwanted personal data transmissions and tracking via the Internet - very effective software. Google has its hands on most of the world's Internet activities. Is there a connection here? No, Google wants to further develop GreenBorder Pro's technology so that it can protect US from nasty Net spies. Yes. That must be it.

We don't want to believe that we're all being spied on by searching on Google and installing their software. It's a disturbing concept - being continuously tracked and scrutinized - so our natural, knee-jerk reaction is disbelief and distraction. We call those who mention it paranoid freaks, and distract ourselves with the "neatness" of GoogleMaps and the usefulness of a Google search. But I can't help but think that with privacy it will be a case of "You don't know what you've got till it's gone".

Or worse, we might not remember what privacy was.

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Alex — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:15:48 -0000

Sounds like what sandboxie does for free.

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Seb — Thu, 31 May 2007 08:58:05 -0000

Question is, have google bought GreenBorder because they want to do something with the technology (integrate it into their own browser etc), or rather because the technology in GreenBorder once licensed to others and more widespread would have stopped google from achieveing some of it's data/people-tracking?

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Bill Hartzer — Tue, 29 May 2007 18:17:35 -0000

This is a good move by Google. It further strengthens their antispyware/antivirus position, as they already warn visitors that there are issues with certain sites.

I'm not sure if I would go so far as calling this a "strange acquisition", though. It's interesting, but not strange or out of the ordinary.

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Jay Neely — Tue, 29 May 2007 17:02:26 -0000

So Pete, where did you hear about this from?

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Peter Brown — Tue, 29 May 2007 16:42:06 -0000

It is interesting to note that google has ventured somewhat into the security business -- sometimes when you try to visit a site known to be a "security" risk, google will warn you and makes you take the extra step of actually copying and pasting the link into your browser.

Just search for "warez serialz" and click a few links to find an example.

This browser-based security system fits well within that approach.

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Pete Cashmore — Tue, 29 May 2007 13:16:48 -0000

Absolutely.

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Neil — Tue, 29 May 2007 09:12:25 -0000

a google browser will need a USP, and I guess this is it....bad for Firefox I think...

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Search Engine Web — Tue, 29 May 2007 08:10:08 -0000

What is so funny is that the Web 2.0 bloggers are just finding this out and the news is spreading like 'wildfire...

Those who have been using the GreenBorder all along was made aware of the transition when seeing this note on their site

https://supportcenteronline...

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Simon — Tue, 29 May 2007 05:35:45 -0000

Nice move by Google - they continue to impress. Maybe they will be a good and innovative version of Microsoft in the future?

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Pete Cashmore — Tue, 29 May 2007 05:28:45 -0000

No - but there's a message on the greenborder site:

GreenBorder Pro Support

GreenBorder Technologies, Inc. has been acquired by Google, Inc. We will continue to support our existing customers through the end of their current subscriptions.

For press inquiries, please contact press@google.com.

Re: Google Acquires GreenBorder – First Step Towards Google Antivirus?

Emre Sokullu — Tue, 29 May 2007 04:44:32 -0000

Any press release or something? If this is true, the strategy is pretty clear: yet another reason to use Google Browser