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I didn't realize how much data Google had on me until my search terms I used on my laptop was almost immediately available on my smartphone. I felt shocked and
by 20andup 10y ago
I didn't realize how much data Google had on me until my search terms I used on my laptop was almost immediately available on my smartphone. I felt shocked and kind of stalked as well.
The data especially on Android can easily be hacked if someone has the expertise. This made me think how easy it would be for stranger to learn everything about me through my data.
- greggman 10y agoIIRC chrome sync data is separate from google data and you can encrypt it by adding a password which Google claims makes it so they don't read your data https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/1181035?p=settings_encryption&rd=1 https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/1181035?p=settings_...
- sigi45 10y agoI like that very much. Whenever i'm doing something with my normal chrome -> I'm part of the system and look / am normal. Whenever i wanna do something little bit different, i use incognito mode and a different browser.
- nashashmi 10y agoExpect it more in the future. Continuum and Continuity are just those very small attempts at bringing more data portability across technologies.
- sixothree 10y ago>how easy it would be for stranger to learn everything about me through my data. Isn't that pretty much what's happening with your data at google?
- 20andup 10y agoYup. And all it takes is for one mistake/button for my data to be shared with other people.