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Anonymized data is more comfortable than identified data.

• oblio 10y ago
  Anonymized how? Even if you don't log in, Google can probably figure out with 99.99% accuracy who you really are.
  • dashingdolphin 10y ago
    Out of habit, I tend to always use a not-logged in state for everything, and if I need a particular service (including Google), I do so in an Incognito window. However, I don't use a VPN or spoof my User Agent. Google 100% knows who I am without using any fancy tricks. I've wondered -- wouldn't I be better off logging in everywhere, with my Google privacy settings flipped to maximum? While it's certainly possible for them to map my fingerprint back to my account(s) and opt-out preferences, I think that's a bit much to expect for them. I might be shooting myself in the foot by always being logged out!
• TeMPOraL 10y ago
  There is no such thing as "anonymized data". There's only "insufficient data to cross-correlate the identities back".