"The Federal Office for Information Security warned internet users of the new browser Chrome. The application by the company Google should not be used for surfing the internet, as a spokesperson for the office told the Berliner Zeitung. It was said to be problematic that Chrome was distributed as an unfinished advance version. Furthermore it was said to be risky that user data is hoarded with a single vendor. With its search engine, email program and the new browser, Google now covers all important areas on the internet."
If the Berliner Zeitung is to be believed, then this kind of strong warning from an official source seems slightly curious, in particular in comparison with say Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 release. As I was not able to find any such warning on the federal office's homepage yet, I asked the office for a clarification yesterday and will update should they reply with more information.
Billet "Google Chrome Receives Heavy Criticism in Germany"
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-09-07-n33.html
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