Google Puts Brakes on Accelerator
Google has stopped allowing downloads of its Web Accelerator software, just days after it began offering the product. Accelerator, which was released in beta, is set up to automatically work with Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer once it has been downloaded. The software was launched Thursday but within a day was causing concern among people when it transpired that the software cached more data than many people felt comfortable with, enabling individuals in some cases to log onto secure online pages of others. A Google representative denied on Wednesday that the removal of the tool was connected to the security fears. "It is a limited beta," he said, "and we reached the capacity of users." (CNET News)