Google Earth

[Jack W]

Some time back, (in my shaky memory) there was a thread about Google Earth doing sneaky things on the Macs.

And a solution to side-step these shenanigans.

Can't seem to find it.

Can anybody help me.

I need to update from v4.3.7284.3916

Thanks, Jack

[krissel]

I think you were remembering this thread that discussed Google collecting MAC addresses.

http://www.techsurvivors.net/forums/index....showtopic=22790


However there are some problems with video cards running Google Earth:

http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer...mp;answer=33878

[Jack W]

QUOTE(krissel @ Jun 15 2010, 04:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think you were remembering this thread that discussed Google collecting MAC addresses.

http://www.techsurvivors.net/forums/index....showtopic=22790


However there are some problems with video cards running Google Earth:

http://earth.google.com/support/bin/answer...mp;answer=33878

Kris,

It wasn't to do with Street View or anything like that.

It was directly related to GE on the Mac. And I think maybe it occurred when they updated to GE 5.
And, if I remember correctly, it was data they were collecting when you were using GE.

And a fix was provided by doing something with the GE app.

Thanks anyway for trying.

[Paddy]

Can't find anything about data collection via Google Earth (now that would have caused a stink!) but there are people who don't like the auto-update feature and have figured out how to remove it. Is that perhaps what you are remembering?

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?sto...090424045847496

Otherwise, I think you're mixing up the issues that the Germans were upset about (Google collecting MAC addresses when their cars were driving around doing StreetView work) and other data collection that they routinely do (as do most other web sites) with Google Earth.

Good blog post on the MAC address issue: http://www.realityprime.com/articles/is-go...n-they-drive-by

[Jack W]

QUOTE(Paddy @ Jun 15 2010, 12:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Can't find anything about data collection via Google Earth (now that would have caused a stink!) but there are people who don't like the auto-update feature and have figured out how to remove it. Is that perhaps what you are remembering?

http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?sto...090424045847496

Paddy,

BINGO !!!!

That was it!

Installed, followed instructions, and now all is peacefull on Google Earth.

   !!! , Jack