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google wants your house, your phone, your job

If you're up for another beta item, Google Desktop (wait for it...) BETA is now being offered for MS Windows, with a lot less fanfare and hoopla than I’d expect for such a crazy-big-event. O’Reilly has an overview on it, which anyone should read prior to installing (e.g. it apparently takes a 1/2 gig of HDD space), and PC World has already pointed out a big security issue. (via Waxy)

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