Is Google Search stupid? Is Secretary.dk legit?
A few days ago, i saw an interesting link to www.secretary.dk in my own Google Ads. I followed it (out of curiosity and greed 
) and found something that appears to be a very interesting (and free) Flash CMS.
Wait. I said very interesting and free. And since this was hard to swallow, i decided to search google for that thing (seeing that the developer didn't bother to write anything about it on kirupa or actionscript.org).
Now, what i didn't know about google, is that it indexes it's own ads! Yes! If you are listed here the day googlebot checks locus-delicti.com, then congratulations! Your pagerank has gone up! And the users trying to find information about you will see this post and scratch their heads...
So, anyway, back to Secretary. In the video demo it looks really interesting. And the download is free. But since no one knows (blogs) about it and since it has PHP that i am lazy to check and precompiled SWFs that i'm lazy to decompile, i decided not to try what i could to do my server, if it were malicious.
Also, searching google for it, i found it in several comments on blog posts about Flash CMSs. All posts made by a man called Frederik. In some, saying he is the dev (which he is), in others, saying he stumbled upon it...
Also on the site's forum, there is not one post...
Suspicious things, so i think i will wait to see what others will say.
Περί Gmail και προσωπικών δεδομένων
Ρίχνοντας μια ματιά στη συμφωνία που "υπογράφουμε" για τη δημιουργία ενός λογαριασμού ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου στο Gmail της Google και με λίγο προσεκτικό διάβασμα ανακαλύπτουμε τα εξής:
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11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.
11.3 You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit Google to take these actions.
11.4 You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.
Υποθετικό σενάριο: Ο Νίκος δημιουργεί κάτι στον υπολογιστή του χωρίς να έχει σημασία τι είναι αυτό. Μπορεί να είναι μουσική, μια φωτογραφία, ένα πρόγραμμα ή απλά κάτι που εμπίπτει στους κανόνες πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας. Από τη στιγμή που ο Νίκος στείλει το δημιούργημα του σε κάποιον φίλο ή συνεργάτη χρησιμοποιώντας το gmail, η google αποκτά αυτόματα άδεια να διαχειριστεί - μετατρέψει - δημοσιεύσει σε 3ους το πρωτότυπο έργο. Αντίστοιχα ισχύουν και σε ευαίσθητα προσωπικά δεδομένα που μπορεί κάποιος να στείλει μέσω email.
Το ερώτημα τελικά είναι: Είναι κατοχυρωμένο εν τέλει το απόρρητο για την ηλεκτρονική επικοινωνία μέσω του gmail?
Γιατί η google αισθάνεται την ανάγκη να προστατευθεί από (μελλοντικές ίσως?) αγωγές για παράβαση πνευματικής ιδιοκτησίας από τους χρήστες της?