tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320782202655262992.post9183435865125065320..comments2021-10-11T02:13:33.864+06:00Comments on ThimphuTech.com: More websites in Bhutan hosted for FREE by GoogleBoazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03233346649566261050noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320782202655262992.post-34456847693233111342012-04-26T15:36:43.002+06:002012-04-26T15:36:43.002+06:00Dear Anuj,
Academic and "political" disc...Dear Anuj,<br />Academic and "political" discussions of the "goodness" of Google, Microsoft or other technology-enabling giants are interesting and important and exist in many excellent blogs. However, I am bringing our discussion back down to the reality in Bhutan, which is what our blog and efforts are about. <br /><br />Given the ground reality in Bhutan, Google Sites Galit Shmuelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119270323184007583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320782202655262992.post-59125557617526370802012-04-25T04:22:53.305+06:002012-04-25T04:22:53.305+06:00Your points are all well taken, and of course you ...Your points are all well taken, and of course you are correct about what you replied about the parsing of sites & the shutting down of illegal sites. <br /><br />However, it seems that either you may have misunderstood my concerns as being simplistic, or I may not have been clear about them. e.g. about the two examples I offered as reasons for being wary about using Google to host sensitive Anuj K Pradhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06874783948098471726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320782202655262992.post-39002073259739269102012-04-24T23:49:38.533+06:002012-04-24T23:49:38.533+06:00@anujkp, thanks for your comment. Internet privacy...@anujkp, thanks for your comment. Internet privacy is indeed a major concern for all. However, I don't see the direct relevance of the Internet privacy issues that you raised to public websites hosted by Google Sites (the topic of this post).<br /><br />Your first point is concerned with Google scanning private content. This is not relevant to public websites. Search engines (such as Google, Boazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03233346649566261050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3320782202655262992.post-4035107336862928242012-04-24T22:19:17.418+06:002012-04-24T22:19:17.418+06:00Given that dozens of Bhutanese websites are being ...Given that dozens of Bhutanese websites are being helped via these workshops, I hope the organizers have appropriately covered the privacy implications of using Google services for business, non-profit, and governmental sites. <br /><br />Google’s services are all free to users for a reason: Their main business and hence main source of income is advertising, and Google can attract more Anuj K Pradhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06874783948098471726noreply@blogger.com