brodyh - 7:47 am on May 14, 2009 (gmt 0)

I think Google may be too used to being able to update their websites without permission, maybe it thinks it should do the same with its browser?

Also, I most generally disable apps that try to update things automatically. They're annoying and chew up precious memory/CPU and even bandwidth at times. But that's only on Windows (I'm on a Mac). Unless it's a unified updater like Apple Updater (not the one for Windows) or a package management system on Linux I disable it. I like the way Mac OS X handles it.. when you open a new program it will ask if you want OS X to check for updates, and OS X will do so when you open that program. Very non-invasive.