Google Takeout promises radical left wing-themed data extraction for Circles, more (video)

A team of khaki-clad Google engineers, calling itself the Data Liberation Front, has taken up the cause of freeing your data from the restrictive confines of El Goog’s servers. Google Takeout, as the program has been billed, rips your various stashes of data from Buzz, Circles, Picasa, Contacts, and your Google Profile, and quickly bundles them in a zip file for download. The resulting booty is yours to do with as you choose. Takeout was announced the same day Google’s latest social initiative sprung to life, offering an alternative to the notoriously hard to transfer data of its obvious competitor . But we’re sure that was just a coincidence. Right? A hilariously nerdy promo video awaits you after the break. Continue reading Google Takeout promises radical left wing-themed data extraction for Circles, more (video) Google Takeout promises radical left wing-themed data extraction for Circles, more (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jul 2011 03:06:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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