Quoting Mark Harrison:

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I wish my words were so profound that Google would want to reproduce, adapt, translate, etc. them.  Sadly, that's not the case.

The problem is not that Google might republish your postings in a forum (they are publicly available already), but that they might sell your personal data because by accepting the EULA you agree that Google might use all data that you type in on "Chrome" this includes, but is not limited to, your banking account, creditcard data, webmail data (Google-mail already checks for keywords in the mails sent over it's servers and adds matching advertisement), which can be used as Google likes it.

I don't see any benefit in it.,, I down loaded and installed the program two days ago,, and it put a nice little short cut on my left task bar., which to me means it is NOT constantly running as it does in the right task bar next to clock..
  Privacy issues don't bother me, as I have no place I visit that I would be ashamed of or worried about... 
and the idea of google being able to see what is being typed into the url bar.. ?  So what?  That's like saying .. If you want to put up a grocery store in town , you won't be able to monitor the traffic flow past your door to see, -  What type of business you may want to set up., what demographics will be buying from you , what hours should you remain open,- what products or services wouldn't sell.. etc etc.
This is why You want a better search engine.. .  What is the problem in helping Google achieve this.. ??
Privacy issues??  for what?  Pornography. ?  you shouldn't be there any way,   
That is why Most if not all porn sites are loaded with Malware and virus's .. Gambling sites  same thing..  I have yet to get any malware from 'Normal'  everyday websites. 
On  Line Banking??  These sites are loaded to the teeth with encrypted software where you have to first log in from your home PC or Lap top IP address . No address, no log in ,,  . The use of credit cards and debit cards in the open market place with Human hands.. That  is the security risk we all face everyday., .

Well that may be true.., ( the sky is falling,, the sky is falling)..  But I sure do have some hot dam speed on the Internet:
Using Google Chrome: Last Result:
Download Speed: 45611 kbps (5701.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 971 kbps (121.4 KB/sec transfer rate)

regular IE browser:
Last Result:
Download Speed: 12252 kbps (1531.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 960 kbps (120 KB/sec transfer rate)

Quoting 8ballMax:

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If you don't give a damn about privacy and are willing to have all of your personal data made public and to have your email addresses sold to marketing companies, then by all means, enjoy.

I've had multiple gmail accounts for years now and can honestly say I receive less spam on my gmail accounts then on any other email account I've ever had. If they are selling my information I guess no ones buying 

Quoting widescreenforever:

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I'm worth more dead than alive'  is what I hear from my wife all the time...   

I had the same live insurance company, since I cancelled the policy I'm able to sleep again.     

Quoting goblinsdoitall:

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Quoting Mark Harrison:

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I wish my words were so profound that Google would want to reproduce, adapt, translate, etc. them.  Sadly, that's not the case.

The problem is not that Google might republish your postings in a forum (they are publicly available already), but that they might sell your personal data because by accepting the EULA you agree that Google might use all data that you type in on "Chrome" this includes, but is not limited to, your banking account, creditcard data, webmail data (Google-mail already checks for keywords in the mails sent over it's servers and adds matching advertisement), which can be used as Google likes it.

First of all, my original comment was meant as a joke.

Second, I tried Chrome and it's certainly still a beta.  It failed on several sites that work fine in IE and Firefox.  It's still a long, LONG way off from becoming my primary browser.

Third, I honestly don't care about what they do with my personal data.  It's not like they'd sell my credit card number to someone.  If they want to track the sites I visit and my browsing history, they're more than welcome to.  I have nothing to hide.  No one is going to care what "Mark Harrison" does online.  They're only interested in aggregate data.  I've been on the "gathering statistics" end of things enough to know that no one really cares about some random stranger.  And personalized ads and the like are all done by a computer, not a person.  I don't feel my privacy is being invaded.

Fourth, Dang it's fast!

Quoting Mark Harrison:

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First of all, my original comment was meant as a joke.

Second, I tried Chrome and it's certainly still a beta.  It failed on several sites that work fine in IE and Firefox.  It's still a long, LONG way off from becoming my primary browser.

Third, I honestly don't care about what they do with my personal data.  It's not like they'd sell my credit card number to someone.  If they want to track the sites I visit and my browsing history, they're more than welcome to.  I have nothing to hide.  No one is going to care what "Mark Harrison" does online.  They're only interested in aggregate data.  I've been on the "gathering statistics" end of things enough to know that no one really cares about some random stranger.  And personalized ads and the like are all done by a computer, not a person.  I don't feel my privacy is being invaded.

Fourth, Dang it's fast!

First: da**, I didn't get that, sorry.

Second: Correct, that's why the most spying components aren't enabled yet. So speed will possibly decrease when all "features" are on.

Third: A lot of people are going to care what you are doing online. Aggregate data doesn't necessarily mean anonymous data.
Regarding your creditcard data: in Germany we had recently the case that several callcenter who did the phone advertising for the lottery sold the customer data (including banking data) to other companies. This came up because several people had withdrawals from their accounts that weren't authorized.

Quoting Dr. Killpatient:

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I won't switch to Chrome, not anytime soon.  I've gotten used to the UI of Firefox 2.  Don't even plan on upgrading to Firefox 3 because of that.

I think you're missing out on a lot of very good improvements and MUCH better security on Firefox 3.x
But use what you like, and just say no to IE