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"This data includes the words clickers type, but also their web browsing history, where they work, the size of the company they work for, whether they rent or o
by deepersprout 7y ago
"This data includes the words clickers type, but also their web browsing history, where they work, the size of the company they work for, whether they rent or own a home, whether they’re married or single, whether they have kids, how old their kids are, the apps they use, whether they’ve recently gone through a “major life event,” whether they drive a Chevy (or prefer Ford), any degrees they hold, whether or not they graduated high school, and more."
I would love to know what google knows about me. Is there a way to find out?
- joosters 7y agoIn Europe, you could theoretically ask Google for this information. But would this only be for EU-hosted data? You could always buy an ad and then click on it with your own account, I suppose.
- zer0tonin 7y ago> But would this only be for EU-hosted data? No, GDPR request are for your personal info no matter where they are physically stored. In the case of Google it's very likely that they replicate their databases across multiple datacenters, at least it's what the SRE book indicates.
- zer0tonin 7y agoYou can find a lot of data google has about you here: https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity You can turn targeted advertising on/off and see the keywords you're mapped to here: https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated?hl=en https://adssettings.google.com/authenticated?hl=en