I know you can disable it on windows...should be able to on os x. On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Richard P. <[email protected]> wrote:
> My first thought is "No thank you". My second thought is "can I > disable the background updater after downloading". Let us know what > you end up doing. > > Richard P. > > > I haven't used any Google software on my Mac in a while so maybe this is > > already an old issue, but I downloaded Google Earth 5.0 and got this on > > installation: > > > > "Google Software Update is about to be installed. > > This software will update any Google software on your computer when new > > versions become available. Google Software Update verifies updates and is > > safer than downloading files from the Internet yourself. > > > > To continue using Google Earth, you must accept the new Google privacy > > policies and allow Google Software Update to run in the background on > your > > computer." > > > > Any thoughts on how threatening this kind of intrusiveness is? > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
