Google Releases Chrome

Be Careful Before You Use It

Google have today released their own internet browser, named Chrome. Potential users who may not bother to read the terms of use before using it may be surprised to find that ANYTHING you post on the internet using Chrome will be owned by Google.

11.1 of the Terms of Service of Chrome reads:

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.

More information is available at the link.