Tag Archives: Chrome OS privacy
Enabling Password Protection on the Cr-48′s Hibernation Mode
Posted on 08. Mar, 2011 by Daniel Cawrey. 
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While it’s useful to be able to open up the Cr-48 quickly and get to whatever it is you need to do, there may be circumstances where you might want to password protect the device in sleep mode. This can easily be done by heading into your options menu, clicking the Personal Stuff menu item on the left and checking off “Require password to wake from sleep”.
That way, no one can mess with your Chromebook. While the Cr-48 is safe and secure if you power it off all the time, I’ve noticed that I hardly ever take the time to do that. If you plan on taking the device to work or some other public place, it might do you well to enable this so no one can mess with the various accounts that you are logged in to.
Of course, if you’ve set the lid close to not allow the Cr-48 to sleep this tip isn’t going to do you any good.
Is Chrome OS Really “Careless”? Maybe If You’re a Criminal
Posted on 15. Dec, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 1 Comments
Yesterday, Free Software Foundation’s Richard Stallman went off about Chrome OS, calling it “careless computing” because with Google’s prototype operating system users store their data in the cloud. He then went on to say that because you cannot install native applications on a Chrome device that it is “rigged up to impede and discourage installing applications”.
Well, he’s right on one point here. The purpose is to impede and discourage installing native apps. But I’m not sure that it is specifically “rigged” to do so.
Let’s keep in mind that Google has adamantly said that Chrome OS is based on webapps. I do not understand why this is “rigged”.
Warning: Malware Based on Chrome is Real
Posted on 06. Nov, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 3 Comments
As if this goes without being said, Chrome is my regular browser (over 70% of visitors here would agree with that). So when I see malware based on hyping Chrome that’s a bad sign even though more people using the browser is good. Recently I came across some Chrome-influenced malware myself while searching through Google Images.
Networkworld recently wrote a story about this, but I had not yet seen it personally until now. I think this is going to become a common occurrence, unfortunately.
A couple of things stand out, but first here are some images.
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Will Chrome OS Have FISMA Certification?
Posted on 27. Jul, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey. 2 Comments
In yesterday’s Technologizer post about Google Apps getting FISMA certification, Harry McCracken was at the press event for the government-clearing certification allowing the Google enterprise suite to be used for sensitive data. McCracken asked CEO Eric Schmidt about a version of Chrome OS that is FISMA certified.
“That’s like a ‘yes, absolutely,’” Schmidt said. “Let’s ship it first…All the apps we’re talking about will run incredibly well and incredibly securely on Chrome OS.”
That’s good to hear. But I think it goes without saying that apps should all run securely in Chrome OS, and they should be secure in whatever environment they are run in. While FISMA apparently doesn’t allow for classified information, it does allow for sensitive material. I would say that anything I deem private data would be “sensitive” as well, don’t you?
