Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
Google’s IPO is making headlines. So is an I-Pod software glitch. Get the latest on these issues, and get all your computer problems answered as The Computer Guys return for their monthly visit.
Guests
- Tom Piwowar TJP&A, Piwowar and Associates, the Mac Guy
- John Gilroy WAMU Resident Computer Guy; and Director of Business Development at SolutionsDevelopers
Poll Results
Last month we told you about a proposed new service from Google called GMail. Google plans to offer free email with lots of storage for old emails. The old emails would be indexed for quick Googlestyle search. Your email would be available only to you, others would not be searching or reading them. In exchange for this service you would allow Google to attach ads to your incoming emails matched to words used in your email. Some Congressional legislators want to make this illegal. What do you think?
(14%) A. Congress is right. This is such a serious invasion of privacy that it should be illegal to offer it even to consenting adults.
(16%) B. It should not be illegal, but people using it should be required to warn others that their emails are being saved and indexed.
(37%) C. What’s the fuss? Google is being up front about the deal. If someone wants to sign up they should not be prevented.
(29%) D. Why is Congress picking on Google? Other big (unspecified) companies invade our privacy routinely and Congress never fusses over it.
(4%) E. All email should be routinely searched by the government to root out spam and evildoers.
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