| Dale M. |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:15 am |
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Complete article and directions
"Google changes to its new privacy policy that allows it to gather, store and use personal information, users have a last chance to delete their Google Browsing History, along with any damning information therein.
Tech News Daily reports that once Google's new unified privacy policy takes effect all data already collected about you, including search queries, sites visited, age, gender and location will be gathered and assigned to your online identity represented by your Gmail and YouTube accounts. After the policy takes effect you are not allowed to opt out without abandoning Google altogether. But now before the policy takes effect, you have the option of deleting your Google Web History by modifying your settings so that Google is unable to associate data collected about you with your Gmail or YouTube accounts"...
(posted here because I care about you)
Dale |
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| hazetguy |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:20 am |
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:roll:
if this hadn't been all over the news for the past couple weeks, and if a little pop-up window would not have appeared every time you did a google search notifying you of this change, this might be and interesting post. instead, it is about 2 weeks late and about $50 short. |
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| Gary |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:24 am |
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Dale M. wrote: Complete article and directions
"Google changes to its new privacy policy that allows it to gather, store and use personal information, users have a last chance to delete their Google Browsing History, along with any damning information therein.
Tech News Daily reports that once Google's new unified privacy policy takes effect all data already collected about you, including search queries, sites visited, age, gender and location will be gathered and assigned to your online identity represented by your Gmail and YouTube accounts. After the policy takes effect you are not allowed to opt out without abandoning Google altogether. But now before the policy takes effect, you have the option of deleting your Google Web History by modifying your settings so that Google is unable to associate data collected about you with your Gmail or YouTube accounts"...
(posted here because I care about you)
Dale
By chance are you a Facebook user? |
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| 79SuperVert |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:53 am |
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| The instructions say to log into your Google "account". I guess I don't know much about Google. I use Google all the time to search for things but I've never created an account. What does creating an account get you? |
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| KTPhil |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:03 am |
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79SuperVert wrote: The instructions say to log into your Google "account". I guess I don't know much about Google. I use Google all the time to search for things but I've never created an account. What does creating an account get you?
I agree... I had the same problem when I clicked on the pop-up box to find out more. Looks like google has fallen to the "obfuscate and you will get things people don't want you to have" theory of marketing. Sad.
I could not find out how to opt out and clear things. Just like they planned. |
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| thewalrus |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:28 am |
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79SuperVert wrote: The instructions say to log into your Google "account". I guess I don't know much about Google. I use Google all the time to search for things but I've never created an account. What does creating an account get you?
That'll only show up if you have something like Gmail or a YouTube account. If you don't I'm not sure how you could block Google Search History.
I followed the steps in the link at the top.... but then again I'm known to get tinfoil hat weird :roll: |
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| EverettB |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:50 am |
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| It was before March 1st and you posted this on March 1st so... too late |
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| 79SuperVert |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:41 am |
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thewalrus wrote: I'm not sure how you could block Google Search History.
I'm surprised Google enabled users to opt for blocking of search history. It seems to me that being able to track brewing terrorist plots is a major reason to monitor search histories (putting aside issues of rights to privacy for a moment). I think it very unlikely that the Feds would let Google give up that source of information. |
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| gt1953 |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 12:58 pm |
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| No Gmail no facebook no youtube her so I guess I am safe. :?: |
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| Dale M. |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:08 pm |
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IF you have G-MAil or YOUTUBE ( or any google accounts) account...
https://www.google.com/history/
Dale |
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| Glenn |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:18 pm |
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BTW... your ISP tracks everything. Every website, every search, even if you use a proxy.
If you don't want to be tracked... get off the internet, get rid of your credit card and don't drive a car. |
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| secretsubmariner |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:22 pm |
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Dammit, I've GOT to stop surfing for horse porn...
it's an addiction...a real disease. |
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| KTPhil |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 1:53 pm |
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Google bastards also cheat in another way... I tried to log in and change settings, but it refuses, saying my web browser isn't supported, and to "upgrade" to Google Chrome. Haven't these guys heard of Microsoft Internet Explorer?
Scammers! |
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| Dale M. |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 3:32 pm |
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Sometimes I'm really sorry I try to help people...
ISP tracking is not NOT GOOGLE tracking...
Horse porn????
I give up...
Dale |
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| Glenn |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:47 pm |
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| http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/plugin/ |
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| vwracerdave |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:53 pm |
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Glenn wrote: BTW... your ISP tracks everything. Every website, every search, even if you use a proxy.
If you don't want to be tracked... get off the internet, get rid of your credit card and don't drive a car.
Ed Zackerly.
They ar going to follow you no matter what you do so there is no reason to complain. If you surf porn just stand up and admit it. |
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| Culito |
Thu Mar 01, 2012 6:15 pm |
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Dale M. wrote: Sometimes I'm really sorry I try to help people...
ISP tracking is not NOT GOOGLE tracking...
Horse porn????
I give up...
Dale
The Gub'mint likes it when you search for Bukkake. |
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