Google Web Accelerator

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Google Web Accelerator is a web accelerator produced by Google. It uses client software installed on the user's computer, as well as data caching on Google's servers, to speed up page load times by means of data compression, prefetching of content, and sharing cached data between users. The beta, released on May 4, 2005, works with both Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer on Windows XP machines.

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A controversy arose with the original implementation of the accelerator as some users found that their personal website cookies were being shared with other users accessing the same page. For example, some users were able to view pages such as forum control panels containing personal information from other users, and it was therefore possible to spoof a post as another user. Secure websites were unaffected as the Google Accelerator did not scan sites protected by https.

When the Web Accelerator was taken offline only six days after its original introduction, it was suspected to be in reaction to the security concerns; however, Google cited on the Google Accelerator website that it was taken down because their servers had reached their maximum capacity.[1] Google restored the accelerator service on March 12, 2006.

  1. ^ The Register article on suspension of the Google Accelerator

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