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On this subject https://myaccount.google.com/purchases https://myaccount.google.com/purchases Turning off all of the controls under myactivity won't stop Googl

On this subject https://myaccount.google.com/purchases https://myaccount.google.com/purchases Turning off all of the controls under myactivity won't stop Google from scanning your emails to track any purchases you make. The only way to stop that is to switch off of Gmail.

nostalgk 7y ago
Wow, this is ugly. I don't like seeing all of this in one place. I shudder to think of what is actually stored behind the scenes if this is what they make publicly available.
stedaniels 7y ago
Is this a US only thing? Mine is empty.. UK/Gsuite
- scrollaway 7y ago
  I think it's a GSuite configuration thing. Mine used to be empty (GSuite). Now I'm checking it again, there's some stuff on it, although it's buggy.
  - tnorthcutt 7y ago
    Same here, gsuite used to be safe from this but mine shows purchases starting this month. Not sure if it only shows the most recent month to everyone, or if that's when they turned it on for gsuite users...
- nawitus 7y ago
  It shows purchases in Finland too.
- tooop 7y ago
  I think for some reason Google parser is very limited - the only thing i see is Steam / Google Play purchases, not even Paypal. I am in Europe and not using GSuite.
- Aengeuad 7y ago
  No, I have years of purchase history from the UK. As another commenter mentioned it's not particularly comprehensive though.
mtgx 7y ago
If Google isn't providing a way to stop that sort of data collection in the EU, then it's a clear violation of GDPR.
- sizzle 7y ago
  Interested to know if GDPR will force their hand to comply in this matter. Anyone know?
kelp 7y ago
This is what finally prompted me to move to Fastmail after being on G Suite since 2007. Even though I have to pay for Fastmail and was grandfathered into free on G Suite. Pretty happy with it so far. Now going through the process of reducing all the places I use Google services. Moved my personal stuff from GCP to Digital Ocean. Gmail to Fastmail. Chrome to Firefox / Safari. Currently seeing if Zoho is a good substitute for Google Sheets and Docs. Not sure I'll go so far as use DuckDuckGo fulltime, but maybe i'll give it another try.
- balaksakrionon 7y ago
  Fastmail is unfortunately very bad too now due to recent Australian legislation.
  - tracker1 7y ago
    Does this include Fastmail use in other countries?
  - jammygit 7y ago
    Fastmail was amazing until that law. Now, I’m not sure what to do. ProtonMail is decent but doesn’t provide calendar. Edit: apparently they do provide email export to paid users now via a new application that is in beta. I had not realized this
  - Diederich 7y ago
    What happened?
    - JohnFen 7y ago
      Australia passed a law requiring companies doing business in Australia to provide a way for the government to access encrypted communications: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46463029 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46463029
  - DominikPeters 7y ago
    > As of December 2018, FastMail and all other Australian companies are subject to the Assistance and Access Bill, which compels them to assist law enforcement in accessing encrypted communications if warranted during an investigation. FastMail stated that while their services were not "materially affected" since they already complied with warrants per the Telecommunications Act, concerns have been shown by customers over the bill's effects, which has led to losses of business. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FastMail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FastMail
SnowingXIV 7y ago
This is pretty awful. A bad assumption to make was that by turning off all activity monitoring this would have also been stopped. You can delete these items by deleting the email itself but that's a ridiculous burden to put on the end user. Oh, you don't want us to know you spent hundreds of dollars on baseball tickets? Better delete the email invoices.
Xunxi 7y ago
This is quite troubling and enlightening to the point that I'll have to start redirecting my purchase receipts to a non gmail account. Are there any other 'hidden' urls to expose what other data Google is siphoning off our private transactions or conversations for that matter? I've had all controls under activity disable a long time and periodically check to make sure they stay that way. This one crosses the line! To the point that the only way I can get rid of the older records is to delete the purchase receipts entirely. This link needs a thread of its own
- oldjokes 7y ago
  You can download all your data and see what they have on you here. Be warned that this is an extremely upsetting experience for many people. https://takeout.google.com/?pli=1 https://takeout.google.com/?pli=1 You can then delete your google account under "data & personalization". I've been on proton mail for a few months now and am pretty happy with it, try it out!
  - zwaps 7y ago
    "Sensitive action blocked Because you’re attempting a highly sensitive action, we need to be sure it’s really you. At the moment, we can’t. Try again from a device you normally use (like your phone or laptop) or from the location you usually sign in from. Learn more about verifying it's you." No other option. Everywhere I try is the same. Giving an Evil company like Google my data. How could I have been so naive and foolish.
- JohnFen 7y ago
  > I'll have to start redirecting my purchase receipts to a non gmail account If you have a non-gmail account, why are you using gmail at all?
  - Reason077 7y ago
    > "If you have a non-gmail account, why are you using gmail at all?" Convenience, speed, reliability, and (above all else) excellent spam filtering.
okmokmz 7y ago
I have all tracking disabled, have multiple gmail accounts with which I have made purchases, and there is nothing showing up on this page for me
- jammygit 7y ago
  Same!
tracker1 7y ago
The most creepy, though useful thing I've experience with google, was the android notification "You should leave for the airport now" for something I never set, based on my airline receipt.
GordonS 7y ago
I knew about the activity stuff linked to here, but I've never come across this before... got to say I'm not a fan.
zwaps 7y ago
Also, you can not delete it. I deleted all mails in my Gmail, things still show. Additionally, I can not even use the "download my data" options because it says "We can't verify it is you" and there is no way no authenticate myself. So basically, Google really likes my data and holds it hostage.
- sample2 7y ago
  I'm seeing the same issue. I've deleted all mail from my gmail account a few months ago, but I still have purchases showing up. Clicking on `remove purchase` takes me into my old empty gmail account. It's one thing to store this data, it's another to prevent users from deleting it.
highhedgehog 7y ago
that gives 404 to me. Am I the only one?

nostalgk 7y ago

Wow, this is ugly. I don't like seeing all of this in one place. I shudder to think of what is actually stored behind the scenes if this is what they make publicly available.

stedaniels 7y ago

Is this a US only thing? Mine is empty.. UK/Gsuite

scrollaway 7y ago
I think it's a GSuite configuration thing. Mine used to be empty (GSuite). Now I'm checking it again, there's some stuff on it, although it's buggy.
- tnorthcutt 7y ago
  Same here, gsuite used to be safe from this but mine shows purchases starting this month. Not sure if it only shows the most recent month to everyone, or if that's when they turned it on for gsuite users...
nawitus 7y ago
It shows purchases in Finland too.
tooop 7y ago
I think for some reason Google parser is very limited - the only thing i see is Steam / Google Play purchases, not even Paypal. I am in Europe and not using GSuite.
Aengeuad 7y ago
No, I have years of purchase history from the UK. As another commenter mentioned it's not particularly comprehensive though.

mtgx 7y ago

If Google isn't providing a way to stop that sort of data collection in the EU, then it's a clear violation of GDPR.

sizzle 7y ago
Interested to know if GDPR will force their hand to comply in this matter. Anyone know?

kelp 7y ago

This is what finally prompted me to move to Fastmail after being on G Suite since 2007. Even though I have to pay for Fastmail and was grandfathered into free on G Suite. Pretty happy with it so far. Now going through the process of reducing all the places I use Google services. Moved my personal stuff from GCP to Digital Ocean. Gmail to Fastmail. Chrome to Firefox / Safari. Currently seeing if Zoho is a good substitute for Google Sheets and Docs. Not sure I'll go so far as use DuckDuckGo fulltime, but maybe i'll give it another try.

balaksakrionon 7y ago
Fastmail is unfortunately very bad too now due to recent Australian legislation.
- tracker1 7y ago
  Does this include Fastmail use in other countries?
- jammygit 7y ago
  Fastmail was amazing until that law. Now, I’m not sure what to do. ProtonMail is decent but doesn’t provide calendar. Edit: apparently they do provide email export to paid users now via a new application that is in beta. I had not realized this
- Diederich 7y ago
  What happened?
  - JohnFen 7y ago
    Australia passed a law requiring companies doing business in Australia to provide a way for the government to access encrypted communications: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46463029 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-46463029
- DominikPeters 7y ago
  > As of December 2018, FastMail and all other Australian companies are subject to the Assistance and Access Bill, which compels them to assist law enforcement in accessing encrypted communications if warranted during an investigation. FastMail stated that while their services were not "materially affected" since they already complied with warrants per the Telecommunications Act, concerns have been shown by customers over the bill's effects, which has led to losses of business. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FastMail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FastMail

SnowingXIV 7y ago

This is pretty awful. A bad assumption to make was that by turning off all activity monitoring this would have also been stopped. You can delete these items by deleting the email itself but that's a ridiculous burden to put on the end user. Oh, you don't want us to know you spent hundreds of dollars on baseball tickets? Better delete the email invoices.

Xunxi 7y ago

This is quite troubling and enlightening to the point that I'll have to start redirecting my purchase receipts to a non gmail account. Are there any other 'hidden' urls to expose what other data Google is siphoning off our private transactions or conversations for that matter? I've had all controls under activity disable a long time and periodically check to make sure they stay that way. This one crosses the line! To the point that the only way I can get rid of the older records is to delete the purchase receipts entirely. This link needs a thread of its own

oldjokes 7y ago
You can download all your data and see what they have on you here. Be warned that this is an extremely upsetting experience for many people. https://takeout.google.com/?pli=1 https://takeout.google.com/?pli=1 You can then delete your google account under "data & personalization". I've been on proton mail for a few months now and am pretty happy with it, try it out!
- zwaps 7y ago
  "Sensitive action blocked Because you’re attempting a highly sensitive action, we need to be sure it’s really you. At the moment, we can’t. Try again from a device you normally use (like your phone or laptop) or from the location you usually sign in from. Learn more about verifying it's you." No other option. Everywhere I try is the same. Giving an Evil company like Google my data. How could I have been so naive and foolish.
JohnFen 7y ago
> I'll have to start redirecting my purchase receipts to a non gmail account If you have a non-gmail account, why are you using gmail at all?
- Reason077 7y ago
  > "If you have a non-gmail account, why are you using gmail at all?" Convenience, speed, reliability, and (above all else) excellent spam filtering.

okmokmz 7y ago

I have all tracking disabled, have multiple gmail accounts with which I have made purchases, and there is nothing showing up on this page for me

jammygit 7y ago
Same!

tracker1 7y ago

The most creepy, though useful thing I've experience with google, was the android notification "You should leave for the airport now" for something I never set, based on my airline receipt.

GordonS 7y ago

I knew about the activity stuff linked to here, but I've never come across this before... got to say I'm not a fan.

zwaps 7y ago

Also, you can not delete it. I deleted all mails in my Gmail, things still show. Additionally, I can not even use the "download my data" options because it says "We can't verify it is you" and there is no way no authenticate myself. So basically, Google really likes my data and holds it hostage.

sample2 7y ago
I'm seeing the same issue. I've deleted all mail from my gmail account a few months ago, but I still have purchases showing up. Clicking on `remove purchase` takes me into my old empty gmail account. It's one thing to store this data, it's another to prevent users from deleting it.

highhedgehog 7y ago

that gives 404 to me. Am I the only one?