Block Google's CHROME-Browser

[MrZeropage]

This Modification blocks all visitors using Google's CHROME-browser from your vBulletin.

Those users get a message in their Google-Browser that they should use any other browser and come back :)

[keptang]

Just curious, why would one block Google Chrome?

[Boosted Panda]

I was just thinking this as well? Maybe because its a Beta and is buggy?

[MrZeropage]

Because this "browser" is collecting more than alot data about what users do, visit, surf to and even alot about the visited content - and some might not want all this on their site with their content...

[Hasann]

From Google:

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.

http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html

[MrZeropage]

Thanks, I think this promotes this Modification :D

[alqloob alsahya]

thank"s so match

[PaylaX]

But this EULA clasue is fixed

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.

it isn't needful for me!

[iogames]

Uninstalled

[Blackhat]

interesting mod IMO

[goyo]

It's an open source browser. Anybody can modify or look in to their code.
It's really laughable that people fear from it/spreading fud... :rolleyes:

This browser not collecting "more than alot" data whatever that means...

[Gryphon]

This browser not collecting "more than alot" data whatever that means...

My thoughts too.....

The EULA fix was underway long before Hasann even made his post too.

[noloafing]

The thing is its almost like google has crossed the line, now can now collect huge amounts of data about users.

They are not offering a browser because there nice but because they want to follow users off search engines more.

[nanaimobar]

But this EULA clasue is fixed



it isn't needful for me!

That's like closing the barn door after all the animals have been slaughtered by wolves. Retaining copyright of content you didn't want searched, or scraped, or abused in the first place is no protection at all.

Besides, monitoring the habits of people gives me shivers regarding privacy loss.

[Gryphon]

omg @ the ignorance o.O

[ice chrono]

<a href="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080903-google-on-chrome-eula-controversy-our-bad-well-change-it.html" target="_blank">http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post...change-it.html</a>
Chrome dose not log any information. it was just a copy/paste error with the EULA.

[Ross L]

I think the mod would get more of an uptake if it said

"Every time you access the internet using chrome, god kills a kitten"

While your at it, you might as well ban IE 6 and IE 7 as they break the internet :D

[noloafing]

and IE 8 Beta

[noloafing]

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080903-google-on-chrome-eula-controversy-our-bad-well-change-it.html
Chrome dose not log any information. it was just a copy/paste error with the EULA.

"Google receives only standard log information including your machine?s IP address and one or more cookies "

http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en-GB/privacy.html

[Atakan KOC]

Wow great... hehhee

[nerofix]

This mod is very useful! It's like anti-spy mod!

If your community is closed for guests, google now have the chance to read your content, your private messages and more!

Don't be stupid, install this mod ;-)

.. but we need phrases for the diffrent languages! Please update the mod! ;-)

[Ross L]

If your community is closed for guests, google now have the chance to read your content, your private messages and more!


*If* this was true, wouldn't it be better to code this so it blocks people from reading PM's while using chrome and it can be turned on a per forum basis?...otherwise you would be just shooting yourself in the foot.

[pedroenf]

*If* this was true, wouldn't it be better to code this so it blocks people from reading PM's while using chrome and it can be turned on a per forum basis?...otherwise you would be just shooting yourself in the foot.

They may have access to such contents?

Installed 'till further notices.

[soulface]

thx for this MOD. was actually looking for this..

btw, how do I block IE6 & bellow version ?

[soulface]

OK after installing this, I'm getting this...

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/*******/public_html/includes/init.php(293) : eval()'d code on line 8

[FleaBag]

Whoever said ignorance is bliss, was wrong.

I guess Google owns this post now too. I'm a Chrome user (with a brain) and loving it.

/me uninstalls this mod.

[F0xy]

just turn the option off in chrome settings :rolleyes: and they won't collect any of your information.

[Webnower]

I wish this was on Digg so I could bury it.

Do your research before making superfluous claims.

You're not only fear-mongering others who don't know any better than to believe everything on the internet, you're also showing your own ignorance by waving this "OMG GOOGLE = EVIL" flag.

PS - Google owns this post too.

[Brandon Sheley]

I wouldn't want to limit anyone from visiting my site ;)

[Cole2026]

From Google:

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.

http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html

That has been removed and has been labeled as a mistake.

[waza]

Oh, common people, wtf is it with all the people acting like google is an evil company.

First of all, if Google would collect data, it is to personalize advertising. You see advertising anyway, so it might as well be personalized. And be sure, there are tons of people (especially in America) following every step that google makes, and with the smallest movement that could lead to privacy conflict they make a claim against google.
And as the code of chrome is open source, there would already be tons of claims if that was the case.

Secondly what is it with all the people and their 'privacy'. What do you care if google knows you surf to porn, is it because you're ashamed of the things you do on the internet?

And you need to use a browser anyway, if it's not from google it's from microsoft, apple, mozilla or another company that could do the same thing as well.

I like Chrome, it's fast and it works decent so far. If I go to a site that says I can't use my browser, than I'll don't use the site instead.

[nerofix]

Please block this thread for google chrome users :D

Guys, honestly, we are not talking about blocking google chrome from public forums and communities. This mod is good for those who want to have no google in their communities for reason of datamining.

People who wants to use the spyware browser can do this, this mod is for blocking this browser, don't you understand? :)

[DieselMinded]

What was they even thinking putting that in there Terms of Service ?

They Sure changed there minds pretty fast..

Dont Hurt me Google ,, I Love Google They Are My Friend

[Doctor Death]

Here is a dumb comment:

If Google wanted your site, wouldnt they just scrape it with a search engine? I mean that is what those things do. A browser is the LEAST efficient tool if you were trying to harvest web content.

[RvG2]

whether you install this or not... still google will collect the data from your site. period.

[Julian360]

Google Crome is not bad -<]

[GoTTi]

/me is uninstalling google chrome

i dont need them knowing when i visit a porno site ;p

[BlizzardHQ]

* GoTTi is uninstalling google chrome

i dont need them knowing when i visit a porno site ;p

I LoL'd

[G3mInI]

And to think, Ibproarcade is such a good mod, and then you come out with this?

Talk about a reputation killer. How could you do this to yourself? I would be searching high and low for the edit/erase button on this one.

Flabbergasted :erm:

[Webnower]

^Agreed. I saw your name pop up on my feed reader and was excited for a moment... Then I clicked the link.

[Lea Verou]

Its kinda funny to act like that when for most of you, Google brings in most of your traffic...

Would you like it if Google banned your site from its search results? If it didn't allow gmail users to register on your site using their email?
That would be quite fair...

[Shelley_c]

I guess if your a lazy styler like myself and hates styling then this type of hack is a godsend. Could you possibly intergrate a block IE feature? lol

[Lea Verou]

I guess if your a lazy styler like myself and hates styling then this type of hack is a godsend. Could you possibly intergrate a block IE feature? lol
You could then put a warning at the top or a warning intro page but still let them browse the site. This is what I'm going to do (the intro page) with IE6- and my new design for my site, as its a CSS-driven layout and I don't want to spend one week fixing crappy IE6's bugs :p I'll even put up propaganda-articles about why should they switch/upgrade and what browser should they choose, written with the n00b in mind :p :p (everyone who wants a translation pm me, lets heal the internet from the plague called IE6 :D) edit: Or should I release this as a hack? :idea:

But IE6 is OLD, so I can justify such movements. But come on...Chrome? It has a great rendering engine, an awsome Javascript engine that's faster than anything else I've seen... Why would someone block it? Then the user that gets the block will probably re-visit using IE...IE6 sometimes... Do we want that?

[Hasann]

I guess if your a lazy styler like myself and hates styling then this type of hack is a godsend. Could you possibly intergrate a block IE feature? lol

here is for you hahaha :D

[Shelley_c]

You could then put a warning at the top or a warning intro page but still let them browse the site. This is what I'm going to do (the intro page) with IE6- and my new design for my site, as its a CSS-driven layout and I don't want to spend one week fixing crappy IE6's bugs :p I'll even put up propaganda-articles about why should they switch/upgrade and what browser should they choose, written with the n00b in mind :p :p (everyone who wants a translation pm me, lets heal the internet from the plague called IE6 :D) edit: Or should I release this as a hack? :idea:

But IE6 is OLD, so I can justify such movements. But come on...Chrome? It has a great rendering engine, an awsome Javascript engine that's faster than anything else I've seen... Why would someone block it? Then the user that gets the block will probably re-visit using IE...IE6 sometimes... Do we want that?


I'm a big fan of google, My remark is purely made as a joke. I think the browser has great potential though from a stylers perspective I can see the benefits from this script. That said, All my uptodate styles look flawless in chrome I actually like the browser but i like being lazy more. :)

Personally, I wouldn't use the script but I'm tempted in using hasaans little gem. :up::D

[MrZeropage]

I think everybody should decide on his own if he wants/needs this or not.

Remember there are even sites around in the internet that are not to be found via Google and still want to be "hidden" like they where before.
They will love this AddOn ;)


This was jsut a quick release, nothing more - use it or not ...

[KoC]

Bad modification. Not very useful.

[nightbloom]

Oh noes they will see ur pr0nz!

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2008/09/12.gif

Anyways, dont think this is necessary. Google has always been doing this, so has all those social bookmarking places (I dont see anyone jumping to block THEM tho) and MSN type programs and Facebook/My space. If you arent researching how to make a bomb or looking at illegal Malaysian jackfruit porn, I dont see why it matters much.

[pipin]

Chrome is a security nightmare, indexes your bank accounts
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/39176/108/

[ultimatearco]

Thank-you; I will only delete this mod if the browser is out of beta (security reasons) and nominated =)

[Mr. Hoddz]

What a useless mod.

[Vinyljunky]

I dont think this is a useless Mod, as Mr ZeroPage says you dont have to use it!


These attempts to stop Chrome do remind me of the story of King Canute (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canute_the_Great#Ruler_of_the_waves) though ;)

[pammy]

Thank you..Installed

[dtv100]

Thank you Installed on all my forums

[Alfa1]

From Google:

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.

http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html
This is more than enough reason to install your mod. However, I would not put it past Google to punish sites that block their browser.And without Google search, there's little influx of new members.

[ForumsMods]

The EULA isn't that bad anymore. Google admitted that their legal department just copy-pasted it from other Google products. This par:

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights that you already hold in Content that 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 licence to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content that you submit, post or display on or through the Services. This licence 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.

has been changed and is valid for all the Chrome users even if you downloaded before the EULA was changed.

[jalmz]

perhaps we can block the IE 8 beta 2.. not the google chrome

[sross]

WTH? Is this mod coming out of China? wow

[AdrianH]

Check these and see if you still think Chrome is so wonderful..........

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives...gle_chrome.php

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/39176/108/

[Webnower]

Check these and see if you still think Chrome is so wonderful..........

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives...gle_chrome.php

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/39176/108/
...No?

[Shelley_c]

I'm a big fan of google, My remark is purely made as a joke. I think the browser has great potential though from a stylers perspective I can see the benefits from this script. That said, All my uptodate styles look flawless in chrome I actually like the browser but i like being lazy more. :)

Personally, I wouldn't use the script but I'm tempted in using hasaans little gem. :up::D

Okay, so I've installed this script on the offchance that the path taken by google makes my life difficult when it comes to styling for their browser. I style alot, I don't like styling, I like chrome but I'd love to work less (as stated) if chrome in the future prooves to be a pain to style for which is the reason I'm using this modification. :D

Thanks for the contribution Marcel.

Installed.

[MrFlicks]

Uninstalled

Oh why was that then?

I like Google Chrome its a damned site faster than Firefox

I am not concerned about the privacy issues - should I be? If so why?

[TheInsaneManiac]

The thing is its almost like google has crossed the line, now can now collect huge amounts of data about users.

They are not offering a browser because there nice but because they want to follow users off search engines more.


At first they used the browser to better build their search engine, however since then things have changed.

[whitetigergrowl]

I think some of you should just unplug your computer.

Seriously. Every browser can and does have the capability to collect things and 'phone home' without your knowledge. It's called being paranoid. It's not like they are collecting your personal information and reporting it to credit agencies, the FBI, and god knows who else. Personally, I have no problems with any browser that visits my forum.

[snunhuck]

It still is a security nightmare.... :(

[AdrianH]

I think some of you should just unplug your computer.

Seriously. Every browser can and does have the capability to collect things and 'phone home' without your knowledge. It's called being paranoid. It's not like they are collecting your personal information and reporting it to credit agencies, the FBI, and god knows who else. Personally, I have no problems with any browser that visits my forum.

Check these and see if you still think Chrome is so wonderful..........

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives...gle_chrome.php

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/39176/108/


It is not your forum you have to worry about, it is what they take from your PC , if you are happy with a browser that will index your bank account and transmit its contents then carry on.

[AdrianH]

Oh why was that then?

I like Google Chrome its a damned site faster than Firefox

I am not concerned about the privacy issues - should I be? If so why?

It will be faster while it has less features and zero plugins and yes you should be worried about privacy.

[Wired1]

Wow, people need to take the time to do their OWN research and not just believe what they hear. It's been mentioned in the news as well as in this thread that the EULA was a copy / paste screw up that they've since fixed.

As for the indexing, has anyone PROVEN that Google has access to this information? Or is it just localized to your computer?

[ogameclub]

I hate Chrome :D

[AWJunkies]

Thank you very much for this mod :) Need one for IE5 and IE6 as well. Saw the link for someone with IE6 what about IE5? Some companies lock business computers with IE5 and really would like to deny them access.

[Diggazz]

Thanks for the MOD
Installed

[michael5472]

Just installed and got this:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ']', expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/davidkey/public_html/includes/init.php(293) : eval()'d code on line 8

When i try and access my admin CP - PLEASE HELP ME

[michael5472]

Also whenever i try and access a thread

[Webnower]

This is just hilarious. Even if you abhor the browser and want nothing to do with it, why would you block traffic to your site by using this? It's amazing that any of you have any measure of success with your sites at all.

What the OP is doing here is nothing short of delivering disinformation about what is otherwise a great addition to the "browser wars". Fear-mongering, short-sighted and laughable. Before you have a tin-foil-hatgasm, look into it for yourself rather than letting some random article or uneducated mental midget tell you what to think.

Is everyone really that terrified of a browser that reports 2 percent of it's usage statistics, if you have the option for it to do so turned on? Seriously. Doesn't Firefox have this exact same option?

As far as blocking it for rendering/style reasons... It's WebKit. Same thing they use in Safari... So unless you're blocking all the Safari users too, I don't see the point. I have an idea... Check and see for yourself. Everything looks fine. This isn't Internet Explorer 5.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/update-to-google-chromes-terms-of.html

[michael5472]

ok i fixed it by removing the

? eval : false

from the line <--- now uninstalled for take 2 :)

[michael5472]

ok got this error on re-install

Fatal error: Call to undefined function ral_canclose() in /home/davidkey/public_html/forumdisplay.php(955) : eval()'d code on line 85

After 2 "different" errors i think its not worth it <--- even just to see if it worked (like i always do)

Thanks anyway

[michael5472]

great this has screwed my forums completly

I now get this EVEN AFTER IT IS UNINSTALLED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fatal error: Call to undefined function ral_canclose() in /home/davidkey/public_html/showthread.php(375) : eval()'d code on line 130

You think Google is a problem ???

[WNxWakko]

Wow, just WOW!

Installs: 29 <--- people that dont know any better. Why would you want to block any traffic to your site? Google spiders get all the information about your site, so I dont see how this mods adds any value.

If you are paranoid about privacy and you think the browser is the issue, you really should be creating a mod to block Internet Explorer created by the spy king Microsoft. Even so, privacy issues are based on what you choose to use as your browser, not what is visiting your site.

Good luck with this.

[Shelley_c]

What is it with you people thinking that people who choose (well within their right) to block chrome are worried about privacy issues. There's other reasons why people will choose to install this script (which I've stated in this post).

I for one don't care to style for yet another browser so that is my reason for the installation of this script. Like the author stated "use it, don't use it" it's your choice. So rather than repeating what everyone been typing and being presumptuous, there are other reasons why people choose to install this hack.

I'm lazy, hate styling so my choice is justified in my books. :rolleyes:

[Webnower]

How exactly does Chrome render differently from Safari? They use the same rendering engine - WebKit. Do you block Safari/Mac users as well?

You're well within your right to not make any sense whatsoever; I just wish someone could explain exactly WHY blocking access to a site based on truly bogus "style issue" reasons makes sense to them.

Even if there are style issues (and there really aren't any based on the hundereds of forums I've already visited), how does giving someone a big "YOU CAN'T COME HERE" message make any more sense than letting your site look funny, have the user assume it's their browser and switch on their own accord if THEY choose to do so?

The lack of logic presented here is flabbergasting.

[WNxWakko]

So basically instead of improving web coding skills, users would rather block people from their site. I don't know if anyone noticed, but FireFox has some rendering issues different from IE and many web designers made the minor adjustments including myself as the product became more popular. FireFox, based on my web stats is 46% of my 1.2 Million page views. My stats also show Safari as 12% of my users. So now that Google Chrome is out, you can expect those statistics to rise.

Perhaps blocking has minimal impact at the moment, but eventually you all are going to have to own up on some better coding skills and utilize what is more universal for all browsers. Chrome will overtime grow to be a major player and it will only hurt you in the end.

I have been testing Chrome myself lately and my site looks exactly the same as it does in IE and FF. Most likely is due to my choice in code design to ensure all users have a good experience. It's the web developers responsibility to ensure browser compatibility. If you don't want to do that, then its your loss and ignorance in the ever changing world wide web.

[elviejoepu]

OMG... this is a joke? haha.

that was the license used for the search Engine, they just copy and paste that... They fix that already... haha Oh god this is F... Funny haha.

google bot spiders should be block too?? hahaha.
Oh look! im on google!!! (scary music) jeje

im kidding... But, this mod have not sence.

[Milad]

<font color="Red">* Milad wouldn't install such a mod.</font>

[l3it3r]

Chrome, in BETA form is already replacing firefox in my house. I've been using it since day 1 and I love it. I've only had to open FF3 a couple times to access sites that use plugins that Chrome doesn't support just yet. Other than that, it's perfect and it's only a BETA

That said, this mod is useless.. why in the hell would you want to block users in the first place?

[SEOvB]

That said, this mod is useless.. why in the hell would you want to block users in the first place?

Tons of reasons, when the modification was released, the AUP/TOS said any site you browse is now basically property of Google Inc.

Another reason is because they can.

Another is because they want to.

Another reason is maybe they hate Google, maybe they dont want to allow people who use Googles data mining products to access their site.

Maybe they just dont want to hear people cry about how features don't work in a beta browser?

Should i keep going?

[Angel-Wings]

Related to the post above:

...
Another reason that Google still refuses where what data is safed
...
That you know Gmail users Mail's getting scanned and after some time you loose the "Copyright" of your Mails - that's US law - and still nowhere is written if and when data is deleted if you delete your Mails.
...

Well - and yes - there're still sites out there who don't want to be indexed by any Search Engine, doing it server side is much more easy anyways ;)

And if you're concerned about Chrome - install it, then a Sniffer and browser a little bit while capturing in Background what is sent to which location ;)

[b6gm6n]

Very interesting thread...

I have used Googles Chrome and on technical merit alone its very good indeed, but after thousands of complaints about their initial EULA 'mistake' the issue of privacy is obviously important to many people, we use a browser to view our bank accounts, secure information, anything we want... but i wouldn't want that scanned or shared in any way by any program ( I have already sacrificed that with another product of Googles 'Gmail' ) - Chrome may be nice and shiny on the outside with all the right bells & whistles but if the back end spews out your info in any way it's not worth anything...to us.

It's a tool, but who does it really benefit? - Think about this, 5 years from now will you be subservient to the the international fascism of Googles domination of the Internet? - using Gmail for your email (which is scanned) chrome for your viewing habits, google.com for your searching or any other legalized Trojan horse tool bar widget with the words 'google - trust us!' written on it... because it's not about making the web a better place, it's about control...in as fewer hands as possible, if you cannot grasp this then you must be living in the land of the free, home of the brave! :)

Your welcome to research online for computer related privacy issues using any browser you wish :) - please be my guest, you won't have to look for too long, by which time using chrome they would have a screenshot of the site, your ip, your search data, sites visited and an advert saying "Worried about privacy? - Visit - IBelieve.org"

[Been Told]

Tons of reasons, when the modification was released, the AUP/TOS said any site you browse is now basically property of Google Inc.

Even if they had not corrected that - are insane to take that seriously? It would never stand up in court anywhere.
That's like saying when you watch House MD on your Sony TV, that episode of House MD becomes the intellectual property of Sony Corp. Come on, use your common sense!

Another reason is because they can.

Another is because they want to.

Yes, because they can is a great reason... And because they want to is no reason. People ask, why you would want to use this mod and you say "because they want to". LOL

Another reason is maybe they hate Google, maybe they dont want to allow people who use Googles data mining products to access their site.

If they hate Google and they want to shoot themselves in the foot - sure. But they are also making the decision not for themselves, they are making that decision on the behalf of all who visit their forum. That's of course their right, but rather closed minded and totally against the principles of community and sharing - which is partially what a forum is all about.

Maybe they just dont want to hear people cry about how features don't work in a beta browser?

Haven't heard a single person crying about anything not working on a forum yet. Webkit is a very good rendering engine and Safari is a sophisticated browser. Ask any Mac user. Anything that works on Safari will work on Google Chrome, even in Beta. And if they do cry, they cry to Google. So what is the issue?
Should i keep going?
No, please don't.

[v12kid]

tagged for installation when I update. I have to agree, we put up with a few of their product's already and now we have to sell our soul completely? I think not

Down with g!

[Webnower]

How exactly are YOU selling your soul? The people who will be using (or rather, the lost members who will no longer be able to use) your site are the ones who chose to install it.

Why force your personal politics on people who don't care what you think by actually BLOCKING someone based on their own personal preferences?

You guys crack me up. The fact that a single company is able to produce (or acquire and sustain companies that produce) superior products automatically makes them EVIL.

"ZOMG GOOGLE HAS A BROWZUR NOW LETS BLOCK THEM B4 THEY STEEL OUR INTERNETS!"

I have a section of my site devoted to conspiracy theory discussion, and you guys still totally take the cake here.

/golf clap

Oh well, more users for me. Enjoy your paranoia.

[nanaimobar]

There are sites for families, for children, and for everyone in-between that are private because they don't want their personal information or discussions stored by google or other search engines or accessed by someone with questionable intentions.

Introducing a browser that has the ability to add information of any nature to an already huge collection of information on you in order to deliver ads more tailored to the user of that browser (and charge a higher premium for I would suspect) would not be welcomed by owners of sites offering privacy for families, children, battered women, people with aids, etc.

Some sites, such as the ones I operate, do not use google ads or google analytics or allow search engines and do not allow Chrome for the simple reason that the members want some privacy and security while using my sites.

Until the privacy of data collected by Chrome has been tested in court it is banned from the sites I run that offer members a level of privacy and security not normally found on the net. And no, there is no adult material on my sites.

Other contributors to this thread welcome Chrome as it serves the purpose of their site. Other site owners don't because it serves the purposes of their site.

[badboyz]

From Google:

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.

http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html



thanks for such a lovely quote google is always been evil...

[mrwuss]

thanks for such a lovely quote google is always been evil...

you do know that this is no longer the case, right?

You did more research on your own, right?

[DoubleGlasses]

I'm just wondering - and please feel free to correct me... but doesn't chrome offer an incognito mode which is supposed to track nothing? Now I understand as much as the next person, that Google is simply the Umbrella Corporation in the making ( Resident Evil come to life? ). :D

[imedic]

At this rate in 5 years will surf the net with Chrome, search with Google, mail with gmail, use Gwindows as operating sistem and have credit cards Gfinancial ... just for the sake of having better ads :)
Is admirable what the founders did with Google but growing to be a multinational corporation can change the original intention of the founders (to help you find stuff on the net) to the more prozaic and understandable goal of making more money. Stripping of the moral values could led to nasty stuff in the future so I will better stop a good product than have the suspicion that can lead to unwanted control over my info.

I am from a former comunist party and from stories I have heared from my father comunism has landed smoothly in the minds of simple people untill it was tool late.

And just another comment: How many of your forum users know more than just clicking links in a browser already installed? Let along find a setting or know about it.

May it is a good adition to this mod a less violent aproach: Detect the browser and just display a warning notice (and let him browse):
You are using XXXXX a potential unsafe browser please see here more details... For safer browsing experience we recomend ...

So you show concern about your users browsing safety. Stopping him will just piss him off because he will not understand the reason.

As second option you can buy Google and change the aproach :D

[Lea Verou]

but growing to be a multinational corporation can change the original intention of the founders (to help you find stuff on the net) to the more prozaic and understandable goal of making more money. Stripping of the moral values could led to nasty stuff in the future so I will better stop a good product than have the suspicion that can lead to unwanted control over my info.


How exactly the goal of making more money strips of the moral values? :rolleyes:

[nerofix]

May it is a good adition to this mod a less violent aproach: Detect the browser and just display a warning notice (and let him browse):
You are using XXXXX a potential unsafe browser please see here more details... For safer browsing experience we recomend ...

So you show concern about your users browsing safety. Stopping him will just piss him off because he will not understand the reason.


Yes good idea. I'd like also to tell our users something like that. ... or "because we care about our user's privacy, you are not allowed to use a browser made by the american maffia .. please reinstall your system to be sure that no hidden google chrome code left on your system. After the reinstall, enjoy browsing the internet without the spyware installed."

[MadK]

Indeed, a message would be great instead.

[imedic]

How exactly the goal of making more money strips of the moral values? :rolleyes:

Well I have worked for a very big American multinational company with very strong moral culture ( at least advertised like this) and found my self approving a product advertised as with plants extracts (implying the benefits of herbals) but have just traces of herbal extracts (admited internal by the company to have irelevant effect)!
Yes they cover themselfs that adding other ingredients give antiinflamatory efect of the herbal advertised. So they more or less deliver the benefits advertised but lie about it.
And for ... with propolis product they cover just antiinflamatory efect out of many other benefits of real propolis.

This is just a small example from a company in the spot light and with a very strong moral culture.
Note; I quit for a better job not for moral grounds :D

Imagine guns, ammo, pharmaceutical companies ....

Let me give other imaginative examples:
Imagine you make research in your company for a cure treatment of a chronical disease.
You found both , a cure and a treatment for the simptoms.
Do the math if you release both:
1. Cure. One treatment = patient cured no need to buy more.
2. Treatment for simptoms = patient makes repeted purchase of your product :D
Shure you launch first the treatment ...

Imagine you make guns ....
Would you promote peace !
I am not saying is valid for all but bigger the company less likely moral grounds to be avoided. Again is not a rule but is likely.
And thumbs up for the founders of Google just open eyes for corporation Google :D

Ontopic: You can develop more the mod to display specific messages for different browsers.
This way you can warn users if security problems appear using that specific browser. Or just notify some functionality of your site will not work with the browser visitor has.
Maybe to notify scripts are disabled, so ajaks is not working ...

@ nerofix Go for positive approach : Free beer for Firefox users :D

[yumyumcat]

What good would sending a message to a multi-billion dollar conglomerate do? They'd just laugh.

I think the mod's pretty awesome. I don't care how great a browser is. I'm tired of big brother spying on me.

[Jase2]

I'm not installing this, but would like to make a comment.

I've seen comments about people moaning about this hack. Ridiculous! I mean, no one is forcing you to use this.

[Lea Verou]

Well I have worked for a very big American multinational company with very strong moral culture ( at least advertised like this) and found my self approving a product advertised as with plants extracts (implying the benefits of herbals) but have just traces of herbal extracts (admited internal by the company to have irelevant effect)!
Yes they cover themselfs that adding other ingredients give antiinflamatory efect of the herbal advertised. So they more or less deliver the benefits advertised but lie about it.
And for ... with propolis product they cover just antiinflamatory efect out of many other benefits of real propolis.

This is just a small example from a company in the spot light and with a very strong moral culture.
Note; I quit for a better job not for moral grounds :D

Imagine guns, ammo, pharmaceutical companies ....

Let me give other imaginative examples:
Imagine you make research in your company for a cure treatment of a chronical disease.
You found both , a cure and a treatment for the simptoms.
Do the math if you release both:
1. Cure. One treatment = patient cured no need to buy more.
2. Treatment for simptoms = patient makes repeted purchase of your product :D
Shure you launch first the treatment ...

Imagine you make guns ....
Would you promote peace !
I am not saying is valid for all but bigger the company less likely moral grounds to be avoided. Again is not a rule but is likely.
And thumbs up for the founders of Google just open eyes for corporation Google :D



Personally, I've seen more small companies be less moral, for the following reasons:

Small companies are generally managed by their owner(s), who are more prone to lowering their moral values for money. Big companies are managed by employees (managers) who have different interests than the owner(s). Also, managers are forced to be educated, whereas for owner(s) there is no such obligation.
If a big company makes a mistake, the effects will be far more dramatic than those for a small company, so it has to be twice as careful.

[imedic]

Well you are wright, but the impact of small company is far less harmfull that one of a big one gowing wrong.
And yes nobody is forcing you to use this mod.
Usp sorry for offtopic.

[shimpaku]

OK...I just installed Chrome yesterday and it lasted for only three hours!
I found out that it doesn't support WYSIWYG editor so, that was that and it's now gone. Other than that everything on it worked just fine as far as displaying my two sites flawlessly.

Yes, I realize that this is not what the discussion is really about so let me get to another more pertinent point here. It's a well known fact that Google is a powerful entity and will continue to be so. Hell, stop and think about your Firefox (which I have used for years)! Google is and has been a very integral part of FF for sometime now!

Now consider this. The top two browsers as of now are I.E. and FF. Knowing the track record of Google I would not at all be surprised that in the years to come that the Google browser, albeit it may not be called "Chrome", may very well become one of the top browser's.

I think that this paranoia of Google is getting a bit absurd and akin to the McCarthy era of having a Communist under every bed sheet! For those that firmly believe Google is an evil entity then by all means continue doing so. If that is true than in all honesty I would have to lump in Microsoft with them!

The simple point being is that one of the hardest things in getting a forum site started and off the ground is in gaining members! Granted, and it has been pointed out many times here, that if one does not wish to install this mod is to simply....not install it! Most, if not many here, know more than the average "potential" member who may happen upon your site and become curious as to it's content are more technically oriented than they. If they should happen to do so and see that they are not allowed in because of the browser they are using (Google Chrome) I can most emphatically assure you they will not return! They will not understand why and will simply move on with a possible exiting utterance of "screw you"! I know for a fact I would do the same.

What happens if indeed Google "Chrome" or, whatever it may be called in the future, becomes the number one, two or three browser on the Internet! Thanks.....but no thanks. I think the mod is a tad ridiculous and a premature thing to install on ones forum but, that's just my opinion. I'll be damned if I'm going to take the chance of even losing one potential member when more than likely they will in no way understand as to why they are being turned away!

~Phil ;)

[snowman872]

Lamest mod ever. :down:

[sensimilla]

Excellent idea.

[Skitty]

Thanks very much, excellent mod.. Perfect for private websites, why all the whining ?

[Alfa1]

<a href="http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/project.php?issueid=26408" target="_blank">Google Chrome browser allows members to give reputation to the same person as often as they like.</a>

[shimpaku]

why all the whining ?

I don't consider it whining but simply people stating what they consider as unfounded and somewhat hysterical paranoia!

"Paranoia strikes deep.....into your heat it will creep"! Jeez....give me a freaking break!
Like someone else posted, why not just turn your damn computer off and get it over with!

Maybe go back to snail mail for doing all of our transactions or possibly carrier pigeons!
Nah...then again we'd have to be afraid of the mail man reading our mail or the possibility of the pigeon's being bred and trained by evil and monstrous Google man! :rolleyes:

Everyone, lock all of your doors, hide under the bed and be very,very afraid!
The Google man is hungry and out to devour all of us!

I don't have Chrome simply because I don't care for it...yet. Not because I'm afraid of it although I am deathly afraid of kittens, puppies and butterflies! :o

~Phil ;)

[Skitty]

:D

87113

[MrZeropage]

LOL @Skitty :D

[Been Told]

Google still haven't secretly destroyed this mod yet? Wow.
Here's a thought: What if this mod was made BY Google to investigate all who don't like their browser.
Then in a few months time, early on a Sunday morning, men in black suits and sunglasses will come to your house and take you to a mental conditioning facility.

[Sebijk]

Because this "browser" is collecting more than alot data about what users do, visit, surf to and even alot about the visited content - and some might not want all this on their site with their content...

SO und where is the Mod for Block ICQ and AIM?

You agree that by posting any material or information anywhere on the ICQ Services and information you surrender your copyright and any other proprietary right in the posted material or information. You further agree that ICQ Inc. is entitled to use at its own discretion any of the posted material or information in any manner it deems fit, including, but not limited to, publishing the material or distributing it. You further agree that ICQ Inc. is entitled to use its own discretion at any of the posted material or information in any manner it deems fit, including, but not limited to, publishing or distributing the material it

URL: http://www.icq.com/legal/policy.html

A German Site translated in English (http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.php4you.de%2Fagainst_ icq.html&langpair=de|en&hl=en)

[Keyser S?ze]

i would install this if i could make it so it was only for certain forums, i got a few hidden ones

[MrZeropage]

Google still haven't secretly destroyed this mod yet? Wow.
Here's a thought: What if this mod was made BY Google to investigate all who don't like their browser.
Then in a few months time, early on a Sunday morning, men in black suits and sunglasses will come to your house and take you to a mental conditioning facility.
Don't worry, I have not changed to the dark side :p

Maybe I offer the rights of this AddOn to Google, they pay 1.000.000$ for it and then can delete it here :D



btw I will do a v2.0 with custom text and maybe some "global / per forum" switch ... we'll see

[cosy]

this will make happy many ppl especially who get baned from adsense :D

[Shelley_c]

Is there anychance I could twist your arm and get you to include one for the opera browser? Thanks again, Nice work. :)

[agitated]

:eek: What's the fuss with Chrome and data collection or rights ?
They amended the EULA days after it was released.

Chrome is not collecting any more data than a browser that has the Google toolbar installed with the default options and cookies set to allow.

Remember that Chrome is still Beta.
Why deny people access to your site via ANY browser ?

When Google launch their operating system, is everyone going to block that as well . LMAO

EDIT**
Should have mentioned that anyone can circumvent this MOD by changing the useragent string in Chrome. Yes it's possible.

[Chadi]

I just saw this and am not going to read all 8 pages, but I do have one question.

Why would you block this browser if the privacy is the end-user's concern, and therefore personal choice? They're the ones using the browser not you (forum owner).

Unless it was already mentioned/clarified in one of the 8 pages, someone please enlighten me. This mod appears to be nothing but senseless paranoia.

[ChrisXX]

Google Chrome is a joint project between Google and the National Security Agency. It's part of the Bush administration's war on terror.

If the word "jihad" should ever come up in your Google Chrome browser, it immediately sends a page off to the Super-NOC at the NSA, where a joint task force including members of the NSA, DOD, SS, and WalMart store security, will review your browsing history in detail.

They then take that browsing history and cross reference it with every Al Queda tape that was ever submitted to Al Jazeera television. Then they cross reference that information with re-runs of "Married with Children" as part of an ongoing investigation against Al Bundy, and whether or not he is related to Al Queda, or Al Jazeera.

For more information, see "chrometruth.org"

...or, it could just be a new friggen browser with a typo in the first release of the license agreement. :erm:

I spent 20 minutes reading this thread, and typing this response. These are minutes of my life that I will never, ever get back. I will now have a moment of silence in remembrance of those 20 minutes, and their unfortunate demise. Poor minutes, they never had a chance.

[Been Told]

...and WalMart store security...That sent me into fits... LOL Thanks for cheering up a boring morning in the office!!! :)

[realmr]

why should some one block chrome browser ? I don't really understand the logic of blocking members using an browser

[nerofix]

why should some one block chrome browser ? I don't really understand the logic of blocking members using an browser

The browser is spyware, specially when you use this browser and login on vbulletin.org, google will be able to identify you and watch every step you do and collect every single letter you will write here, even it's a private message to someone.

Just inform yourself about the privacy issues of all google products like "Google Chrome" or "Google Analytics" ... It's american bullsh!t technologies and everyone that use this browser is just stupid, didn't read any terms of use, and that's why those people should be blocked for their stupidness :)

[Chris11987]

Thanks, I'm definitely gonna install this. Spyware on a board, and glitches in WYSIWYG editor, reputation, timestamps, etc

Seriously, why would you NOT install this?

[briansol]

I won't be installing this.

it is 100% the USER'S choice what they want to view my site with.

I view this as the same as sites that use javascript to maximize my viewport. I'll never go to that site again. You, as a website owner, have 0 say in how i view your site.

My opinion of course.

[agitated]

I've just sent a PM to myself. In it I dissed the browser, dissed Google and suggested that one of their development team pop in to look at this thread and perhaps dispel the paranoia and scaremongering being expressed by some.

Based on what has been said, someone at Google will read my PM . :D

[Jezlad]

I've just sent a PM to myself. In it I dissed the browser, dissed Google and suggested that one of their development team pop in to look at this thread and perhaps dispel the paranoia and scaremongering being expressed by some.

Based on what has been said, someone at Google will read my PM .

You're awesome.

Can I be your best man?

INSTALLED until I have more info.

[Sebijk]

Google Free Alternative: http://www.srware.net/en/software_srware_iron.php

Based on Google's Project "Chromium".

This Browser have not any Spyware functions und use a own User Agent. So this Mod block not the Iron Browser.

[SciExposed]

this mod was fun
one of the other admins uses chrome exclusively and this made the perfect prank!

[whitetigergrowl]

The browser is spyware, specially when you use this browser and login on vbulletin.org, google will be able to identify you and watch every step you do and collect every single letter you will write here, even it's a private message to someone.

Just inform yourself about the privacy issues of all google products like "Google Chrome" or "Google Analytics" ... It's american bullsh!t technologies and everyone that use this browser is just stupid, didn't read any terms of use, and that's why those people should be blocked for their stupidness :)

It's got just as much spyware as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, and Safari. So you may wanna just delete all of your browsers. For they all could be spying on you! :O

FACT: Chrome DOES NOT contain spyware. They do NOT keep track of your passwords, usernames or anything more than any of the above names browsers. Considering that Chrome is actually using 1 or 2 of those listed above as the engine it's built from, you should think twice about what you said. It seems obvious to me you are just not very well informed and seem to have some sort of strange hatred for American products.

Also, Vbulletin phones home. So you may want to delete your Vbulletin forum too. Heaven knows what VB is phoning home for! Time for the tinfoil hats!

[a33]

I have a completely private forum i run for a company......Nothing is supposed to be visible to google ........ so i will be installing....... :up:

[Kinneas]

Oh my god at the amount of conspiracies and arguments here.

I have no use for this mod, but people should respect those who do. I'm sure some people chose to Block MS and their Browsers for similar reasoning.

Personally, I think the notion of "browser discrimination" is very '90s, but like I said people are free to do what they want with their sites. There's also nothing stopping browser users from changing their user agent ;)

It would be good if people actually read all the information themselves before making their decision though, rather than going off 3rd hand information.

[cosy]

btw google is no 100% legal here in europe, google dont meet privacy standards on EU is only matter of time until this make "BOOM"

[MikeTrin]

We'd be better off blocking IE crapware.

[Infopro]

here is for you hahaha :D


Blocking MSIE by itself blocks all instances of IE. (as I'm sure you know)

Changing it to MSIE 6.0 would seem to be more useful for those who use lots of .png gradients and such for backgrounds that get totally hosed in earlier versions of IE.

And, since anyone can download IE7 now even with a pirated version of XP, I think blocking old browsers may be harsh, sure, but might push a user to get a new browser, no matter what it is. Including a link in the text to a newer browser might be nice as well. :)

[Loki12]

Another Chrome user here.

The mod is a clever idea, but I also think it is too paranoid. Another name for this mod could be "How to limit traffic to my site".

If you have a very exclusive and secretive community, then maybe it can be useful. But otherwise, it will be working against your site and make it less appealing to new users.

[nerofix]

You have installed Spyware Loki and this spyware collects also the private information of your forum friends and their pictures and texts. I think it's okay to block malware to protect your community.

[Loki12]

You have installed Spyware Loki and this spyware collects also the private information of your forum friends and their pictures and texts. I think it's okay to block malware to protect your community.

Ignorance is bliss. I'd rather stay in the Matrix. :p

[Chef_uk]

Chrome user here and i have nothing to hide, that doesn't mean i don't have anything i wouldn't want out, it means i don't care lol highly unlikely my browsing habits will ever be picked up and actioned on. But again, nice MOD idea.

[TomJames]

Chrome user here and i have nothing to hide, that doesn't mean i don't have anything i wouldn't want out, it means i don't care lol highly unlikely my browsing habits will ever be picked up and actioned on. But again, nice MOD idea.

I agree with the majority of your post the but the first sentance... urghh, why do people still trot out the old 'if you have nothing to hide'. People still use curtains, people would object if I asked to put a camera in their bedrooms. It's not that you have something to hide, it's that you value your privacy.

But yes, I agree with what you're saying.

~~

Anyway, I like the idea but I don't think I'll be using it :P.

[foroalfaromeo]

F*** i didn't know that!

downloading!

[BlueNinjaGo]

Bad modification. Not very useful.

Comments like these made me lol... The majority of the modifications on this site aren't useful for me... doesn't make them bad mods....

[jesus likes pie]

chrome is an awful browser anyways.

NO reason to use it over firefox imo.

[christ0pher]

Thanks for the mod! WOrks like a charm! Dont know why all the bashing? "Free-Will" here dont want it then browse to the next mod! ;)

[dutchbb]

It's an open source browser. Anybody can modify or look in to their code.
It's really laughable that people fear from it/spreading fud... :rolleyes:

This browser not collecting "more than alot" data whatever that means...
Yeah I agree, and this mod is bad for users.

[Phantasmagoric]

Without direct evidence of these accusations we (the people) are treading a fine line here, Google could, if they ever chose to do so take action against us (the people) for the slander in this thread. If there were direct evidence of these activities I would certainly use this modification, but here say and panicked ramblings just promote unnecessary concern and worry for everyday people.

I'd like very much to see this evidence, and not just some paranoid mongers blog.

[agitated]

Take a look at your site stats for browsers and you'll more than likely see Google chrome as the third or fourth most popular.

Using this MOD will cost you lost traffic. Chrome is here to stay and grows more and more popular by the day. I fully expect Google chrome to be the third most popular browser within 2 years.

[troybtj]

Some sites are private, do not care about traffic, and do not want to be in any search engine.

Installed.

[Somesite]

Even if that were the case - google realizes your site's there once a chrome user visits the page. It's not like you're redirecting them to a new server to display the "use alternative browser" message. This mod is pointless in every way. The 72 people that installed just don't realize it I guess. - If you don't want google to index your site - make a robots.txt file stating so. But don't be fooled into using this Mod.

Google could just as easily do what they're doing with chrome simply by using a firefox addon - or their toolbar even... then what? block firefox and tell everyone to use IE... ha that would be a joke.

[xentech]

What a pointless mod, take off your tin foil hats.

[xentech]

chrome is an awful browser anyways.

NO reason to use it over firefox imo.

Apart from the fact that it's a lot faster, makes MUCH better use of computer resources and is more stable?

I use FF also but that's because I'm a web developer and need certain extensions, if your a mainstream user Chrome is obviously the best choice.

[lucalucius]

Nosense

[fragov]

Only idiot will install this hack. Who cares what browser do use your users, while they YOUR users. If I ever see such messages on site I prefer to find another one.

Most useless addon I ever seen!

[Biker_GA]

How many individuals who are complaing about privacy have a Facebook or MySpace account? How many of those same individuals use Twitter? Complaining about privacy with Google and then turning around and modifying your MySpace page is the ultimate in irony. :erm:

[Orakk]

Can I have an IE blocker, just for giggles.

[samiro]

Uninstalled

[renlok]

Apart from the fact that it's a lot faster, makes MUCH better use of computer resources and is more stable?

I use FF also but that's because I'm a web developer and need certain extensions, if your a mainstream user Chrome is obviously the best choice.

yeah i have to agree also my computer sucks and crome is the only browser that doesnt lag constantly.

[randy17875]

I have to say I'm amazed at the negativity in this thread on this modification. First of all it is a modification that you can choose to install if you feel that you need it, just like any other modification on this site or any other that you visit.

Some people do bury their sites to make them private for a variety of reasons from the search engines and that choice is theirs not ours. If they feel that the chrome browser may be violating that, then they can install it.

Those of us that don't feel that way about the chrome browser and don't want to install this mod are not being strong armed into using it so I'd say don't rag on the coder that made the mod or those that do want to use it.

I really don't think this is a debate or popularity poll as far as browsers go. It's just a good modification thread for those that want this sort of mod.

Good job on the mod. :up:

[Biker_GA]

Because complaining about Chrome and privacy is about as logical as complaining your license plate is out there for all to see when you're driving.

[dieKetzer]

ppl dont understand many of the reasons for using this hack, yet accuse me of ignorance...
my smaller board sits behind htaccess/passwd for a reason; its not for public use, its not to be cataloged, its not to be spidered or datamined. if there is any chance that the largest dataminer in the world is using peoples browser to mine data (such a stretch?) i will block it best i can, be that by using apache itself (modrewrite, etc), vb hacks, or both.
if you are too dim to understand that, so be it.

[sheep92032]

ppl dont understand many of the reasons for using this hack, yet accuse me of ignorance...
my smaller board sits behind htaccess/passwd for a reason; its not for public use, its not to be cataloged, its not to be spidered or datamined. if there is any chance that the largest dataminer in the world is using peoples browser to mine data (such a stretch?) i will block it best i can, be that by using apache itself (modrewrite, etc), vb hacks, or both.
if you are too dim to understand that, so be it.

Quite frankly i'm surprised you have the intelligence to turn on your computer. Google has quite clearly explained how to tell it what to index and what not to index. If you made your htaccess file too easy to find, that's your fault. There is no conspiracy, get over it.

[dieKetzer]

i dont trust an opt out system, and what i am hearing is that it could be possible for chrome to assist google to spider content that its spiders cant access.
there is no way i will risk my users information with googles opt out, robots.txt, meta tags, or any other such thing. i certainly hope your own users arent depending upon you to safeguard their data, noob.

[Biker_GA]

If your users are that bloody paranoid, they should disconnect their modem and go back to snail mail.

[dieKetzer]

they arent paranoid at all. its my job to be paranoid.

[centurius]

So... I run a website, that only exists because people visit it... and I'm supposed to enforce my views on Google's browser on them?

I'd rather my ste work badly in Chrome than not at all.

What a waste of time this mod is.

[bizhat]

What if Google block your site in return ?

[sheep92032]

they arent paranoid at all. its my job to be paranoid.

You need retraining

[ITDarasgah]

install

[renlok]

if you dont want your site to be indexed create a robot.txt file simple...

[akonze]

sorry, but why in the world should I block people using a certain browser from using my forum? This reminds me of the old days where you could find websites with 'optimised for internet explorer only' or 'best viewed with netscape navigator'. If I came across one of these websites in the past, personally I got angry and stopped visiting this websites. I don't want my users to get angry and stop visiting my website. So why should I block them???

[tipoboy]

whats the need in looking at the mod and commenting when you have no intention of using, or installing the mod. For whatever reason the OP had the need for this mod and released it here FREE. I dont see you all complain about his ibproarcade mod!

If you dont like the mod, have no need for it, or generally disagree with it, why even bother to post??

just my 2 cents

[sheep92032]

whats the need in looking at the mod and commenting when you have no intention of using, or installing the mod. For whatever reason the OP had the need for this mod and released it here FREE. I dont see you all complain about his ibproarcade mod!

If you dont like the mod, have no need for it, or generally disagree with it, why even bother to post??

just my 2 cents

Because we don't want the internet turning into a crap hole. Someone needs to shed some light on these silly rumors or the kids will never learn.

[DarkTygur]

Because we don't want the internet turning into a crap hole. Someone needs to shed some light on these silly rumors or the kids will never learn.
If that's your goal, you already lost. The internet is a crap hole. This mod doesn't even make a difference. If one of these "kids" decides to ban a browser from their website, I don't think you'd even notice. And if you somehow do, just use a different browser or go to a different website.

[COBRAws]

Can I have an IE blocker, just for giggles.
I second that! lol

[sherwood]

Dumb modification.

[snerd]

Dumb modification.
Even dumber post

[TheSupportForum]

is there anyway this code can be placed as a template edit ? instread of a plugin

[final kaoss]

So long as you don't have warez or anything illegal then there's nothing to worry about.

Because this "browser" is collecting more than alot data about what users do, visit, surf to and even alot about the visited content - and some might not want all this on their site with their content...

[aaron79]

whhy block google chrome? i might make a modification to block firefox.

[rebelagent]

i just read the google chromes TOS changed...

"10. Content license from you

10.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services."

And I skimmed over their privacy policy http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/privacy.html

And I don't think they're doing this anymore... correct me if I'm wrong because I'd like to install this as I've got content/users who I don't want the world knowing about (not bad just would like it to be private/safe)

[BirdOPrey5]

i just read the google chromes TOS changed...

"10. Content license from you

10.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services."

And I skimmed over their privacy policy http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/privacy.html

And I don't think they're doing this anymore... correct me if I'm wrong because I'd like to install this as I've got content/users who I don't want the world knowing about (not bad just would like it to be private/safe)

I have a lot of private content and I sue Chrome all the time and none of my content has ever been made public via Google, and it's TOTALLY ABSURD to think it EVER will.

The only "legitimate" use for this mod is if you're too lazy or inexperienced to style correctly and your pages don't look good on Chrome.

[OldSchoolDSL]

I'd like to see a modification like this for those using Internet Explorer 6 http://www.sociallyuncensored.com/forums/images/smilies/ninja.gif

Not 7, 8, or 9 .... Just IE6