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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 'hid

by 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.
  - squarefoot 7y ago
    Spam filtering is also my only reason for keeping Gmail. Which makes it even more ironical, given that Google is the biggest advertising company around.
    - JohnFen 7y ago
      I guess that I'm fortunate that I have a well-tuned spam filter on my mailserver. I very rarely get spam.

by Xunxi 7y ago

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.
- squarefoot 7y ago
  Spam filtering is also my only reason for keeping Gmail. Which makes it even more ironical, given that Google is the biggest advertising company around.
  - JohnFen 7y ago
    I guess that I'm fortunate that I have a well-tuned spam filter on my mailserver. I very rarely get spam.