Subscribe to Dollars & Sense magazine. Recent articles related to the financial crisis. Don't See Evil?From Sunday's Observer:Google plans to make PCs history Industry critics warn of danger in giving internet leader more power The Observer, Sunday 25 January 2009 David Smith, technology correspondent Google is to launch a service that would enable users to access their personal computer from any internet connection, according to industry reports. But campaigners warn that it would give the online behemoth unprecedented control over individuals' personal data. The Google Drive, or "GDrive", could kill off the desktop computer, which relies on a powerful hard drive. Instead a user's personal files and operating system could be stored on Google's own servers and accessed via the internet. The long-rumoured GDrive is expected to be launched this year, according to the technology news website TG Daily, which described it as "the most anticipated Google product so far". It is seen as a paradigm shift away from Microsoft's Windows operating system, which runs inside most of the world's computers, in favour of "cloud computing", where the processing and storage is done thousands of miles away in remote data centres. Read the rest of the article Labels: Google, industry concentration, Information Technology Please consider donating to Dollars & Sense and/or subscribing to the magazine (both print and e-subscriptions now available!). |
