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Originally posted by doodab View Postdid mine years ago. Google dashboard is quite an eye opener. I thought it was quite intrusive personally.
Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostAnyone going to delete their Google browsing history? How believable is it that data held by Google is anonymous and that IP addresses aren't also sneakily stored, and does it matter anyway given that the powers that be probably store this data anyway (well, dodgy site visits perhaps)?
Some of the data is used to then predict trends and come up with product ideas. Profiles can be so complete and personalised, they have the potential to be very valuable.
There was a documentary a while back made in conjunction with google, showing the level of their business. They have also been in court over privacy issues numerous times as well.
However if all of that scares you, that is just the tip of the iceberg. Remember and be aware that every email, forum post, search, phone conversation, in short, every kind of electronic communication is monitored worldwide and has been since before the 80's. The automatic electronic analysing of the communications, go well beyond simple keywords or phrases, the system is incredibly adept and intercepting whatever data countries wish to eavesdrop on.
Privacy is an outmoded concept and has been for well over half a century.Comment
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Indeed.
If you need to keep message hush hush between you and another, use pen & paper with a stamp in the corner."Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark TwainComment
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Originally posted by scooterscot View PostIndeed.
If you need to keep message hush hush between you and another, use pen & paper with a stamp in the corner.Comment
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Originally posted by AtW View PostThey are very annoying - I dont want to be logged into Google yet because I have to be do that in youtube for playlists they carry it over - going to start using one browser for youtube and another for searches!
All those browsers multiplied by the number of VMs you have, plus the ability to go back to the start of a session
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can be usefulLast edited by Sysman; 23 February 2012, 22:31.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Not sure how Google can track by IP as your typical Broadband provider doesn't give static IP addresses.'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch.Comment
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Originally posted by SantaClaus View PostNot sure how Google can track by IP as your typical Broadband provider doesn't give static IP addresses.
Even if the IP changes every hour, it doesnt make too much of a difference. By any IP address, you can trace that very easily and determine someones location.
Whenever I do an IP check, it shows my IP address and my location a couple of miles away from where I am (which I presume is where all the cabinets feed in to a hub or connect to BT's infrastructure).Comment
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Originally posted by SantaClaus View PostNot sure how Google can track by IP as your typical Broadband provider doesn't give static IP addresses.
You can opt out of a lot of the behavioural advertising here. That doesn't necessarily mean they stop tracking you though, just that your ads will no longer be targeted.
http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.aspLast edited by doodab; 24 February 2012, 00:20.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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For example if one person searches for pictures of scantily clad women, the next family member to use the internet may find themselves being recommended a bikini contest on YouTube.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostWhile you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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