Tim:
Like we believe that... (about a company who's stated aim was to database everything). I think it's more of a concern what they'd do with it, rather than worrying *if* they'll do something with it.
Anne Wilson:
The answer's simple enough. If you don't trust them, don't use it.
I don't. I don't trust Google not to make use of the data, though that's not such a great concern since I am doing a lot of Google searching - they are already databasing me, to a large degree.
More importantly, I don't trust some website to tell me that a site is safe, when it might not be. Nor would I rely on it warning me about some site that mightn't be safe.
And I could do without any delays being added by waiting for a check.
I don't like the way Firefox ends up on some other OSs. With two or three taskbars crowding out the window, and bogging the program down with further processing. Firefox's none-to-nippy, anymore, without making it do even more work.
I've seen some anti-virus software, for instance, hook into the browser, and give you warnings about listings you see from Google. Google could do that themselves, when they generate results for your searches.