Google's Chrome - Still Bright and Shiny?

I am still working with Chrome but as I said yesterday it is not yet my default browser. It isn't very often I am willing to buy into something brand new without a test drive, let alone Version 1.0. I usually wait for at least another "dot version" and jump in at Version 1.1. or higher.

Also, several people including Denise Olson at Family Matters have given me a heads up to a HUGE issue with the privacy policy that one accepts when downloading Chrome:

11. Content license from you

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.

11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.

11.3 You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit Google to take these actions.

11.4 You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.

And as I predicted Google has had to do a HUGE pullback from this policy. It seems that as of this evening the language has been removed. According to Google, Google is:

"working quickly to remove language from Section 11 of the current Google Chrome terms of service. This change will apply retroactively to all users who have downloaded Google Chrome."

It turns out that this language is standard practice with some of Google's applications but it really doesn't fit in with using a browser.