Browsers - Google Web Accelerator
Google Web Accelerator - is an application
that uses the power of Google's global computer network to make
web pages load faster. Google Web Accelerator is easy to use;
all you have to do is download and install it, and from then on
many web pages will automatically load faster than before.
Google Web Accelerator sends requests for web pages, except for
secure web pages (HTTPS), to Google, which logs these requests.
Some web pages may embed personal information in these page
requests. Google receives and temporarily caches cookie data
that your computer sends with webpage requests in order to
improve performance. In order to speed up delivery of content,
Google Web Accelerator may retrieve webpage content that you did
not request, and store it in your Google Web Accelerator cache.
Google Web Accelerator features:
• Sending your page requests through Google machines dedicated
to handling Google Web Accelerator traffic
• Storing copies of frequently looked at pages to make them
quickly accessible
• Downloading only the updates if a web page has changed
slightly since you last viewed it
• Pre-fetching certain pages onto your computer in advance
• Managing your Internet connection to reduce delays
• Compressing data before sending it to your computer
