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Is there a panic button that I can press now to 100% opt out of this ? Google is effectively transforming itself from an ad company to a big/huge brother, the

by ausjke 10y ago

Is there a panic button that I can press now to 100% opt out of this ? Google is effectively transforming itself from an ad company to a big/huge brother, the real big brother that now knows everything I do. Facebook is no better either.

ausjke 10y ago
the disgusting part is that, that activities logging is all on by default, and when you delete them you have to pick one activity a time(there is no reset all logs to zero option), google you're indeed evil.
- ausjke 10y ago
  https://myactivity.google.com/delete-activity https://myactivity.google.com/delete-activity that does have an option to delete everything, just did that.
dredmorbius 10y ago
Not that I'm aware. You can delete / regenerate accounts. If you've got a Google account in which you have a need for persistent data -- say, Gmail, Webmaster Tools, or YouTube, you might limit yourself to using those from only isolated accounts or tools. Mind that using, say, the Android Gmail or YouTube app isn't sufficient for this as your Android device ID itself (which can also be regenerated) appears to be part of the information, and that these applications use the Android identity store to track IDs, which Google apps share amongst themselves. Android as of 5.x does allow multiple device users, so you might split your use across multiple users. For Gmail, you can enable IMAPS support and use a third-party IMAPS-enabled email app (K-Mail is a decent one for Android, it supports PGP as well). Creating new Google accounts may demand you supply a phone number. I'm not sure where this is or isn't a requirement, and I've seen that come and go at various times. There are alternative services, though these have their own issues. Google provides free-of-cost access, and using a paid service generally creates a payment-identity record should you use another service, as well as risks of service cancellation for non-payment. A long-term assurred service with privacy baked-in would be slick. I've minimised though by no means eliminated my use of Google. I increasingly view it as directly hostile.

by ausjke 10y ago

ausjke 10y ago

the disgusting part is that, that activities logging is all on by default, and when you delete them you have to pick one activity a time(there is no reset all logs to zero option), google you're indeed evil.

ausjke 10y ago
https://myactivity.google.com/delete-activity https://myactivity.google.com/delete-activity that does have an option to delete everything, just did that.

dredmorbius 10y ago

Not that I'm aware. You can delete / regenerate accounts. If you've got a Google account in which you have a need for persistent data -- say, Gmail, Webmaster Tools, or YouTube, you might limit yourself to using those from only isolated accounts or tools. Mind that using, say, the Android Gmail or YouTube app isn't sufficient for this as your Android device ID itself (which can also be regenerated) appears to be part of the information, and that these applications use the Android identity store to track IDs, which Google apps share amongst themselves. Android as of 5.x does allow multiple device users, so you might split your use across multiple users. For Gmail, you can enable IMAPS support and use a third-party IMAPS-enabled email app (K-Mail is a decent one for Android, it supports PGP as well). Creating new Google accounts may demand you supply a phone number. I'm not sure where this is or isn't a requirement, and I've seen that come and go at various times. There are alternative services, though these have their own issues. Google provides free-of-cost access, and using a paid service generally creates a payment-identity record should you use another service, as well as risks of service cancellation for non-payment. A long-term assurred service with privacy baked-in would be slick. I've minimised though by no means eliminated my use of Google. I increasingly view it as directly hostile.