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Why would you have history of what you searched 2 years ago? I automatically clear my history every day. It sounds like a privacy issue when someone gets your
by searchableguy 6y ago
Why would you have history of what you searched 2 years ago?
I automatically clear my history every day. It sounds like a privacy issue when someone gets your phone.
- ryanianian 6y agoI never clear my history. Nothing is more satisfying than being nerd-swiped by an article and seeing it already visited.
- saagarjha 6y agoApple says that this information is end-to-end encrypted, so ideally the only person able to access it is myself. And I find it very handy: it's a lot easier to store a "pointer" to something in my head than the actual content. Whenever I need to look something up I saw before, I use a couple of keywords and I can kind it by searching there, so it's invaluable.
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- tbodt 6y agoSource for it being encrypted: https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT202303 https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT202303 (but it says iOS 13 is required for that).
- saagarjha 6y agoThat might also explain why my iOS 12 iPhone stopped syncing that information with my other devices.
- alasdair_ 6y ago>Source for it being encrypted: https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT202303 https://support.apple.com/en-in/HT202303 (but it says iOS 13 is required for that). Does it restore (by default) if you buy a new iPhone? If yes, then Apple stores a copy of your key to go along with the encrypted data. If it is restorable, it's technically encrypted, but in practice Apple (and whomever Apple decrees) have access to it anyway.
- saagarjha 6y agoA more specific test would be to check if it restores once you remove all other iOS devices that could possibly share a key with you to decrypt it.
- chungus_khan 6y agoIt's not much better if Apple controls the mechanism for key sharing anyway.
- reaperducer 6y agoMaybe he never does anything on his work machine that would cause privacy concerns?
- freehunter 6y agoAt my work, clearing browser history is a red flag for audit. Their idea on the policy is anything you do on your work machine is work-related and the company has the right to see that history. If you want privacy, use your own device. And while that’s not my policy, I’ve worked in security long enough to know... anything you do on your work computers is already being watched by the security team. Web proxies and log aggregation go a long way, especially with web proxies being able to decrypt SSL traffic on-the-fly.
- ncmncm 6y agoPlease remind me not to work where you do.
- dahart 6y agoHow about a reminder to not work where you do? Unless you’re running the company, and you’re the only employee, your work internet usage is being monitored and logged at some level. Believing otherwise is giving your employer a very generous benefit of the doubt, let’s say, but still probably naive. It’s worth understanding why all companies might be required by law to monitor, or short of that, be incentivized to monitor employee internet usage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respondeat_superior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respondeat_superior https://www.spamtitan.com/web-filtering/liability-for-employee-internet-usage/ https://www.spamtitan.com/web-filtering/liability-for-employ...
- ncmncm 6y agoNobody at my employer has time to waste on logging, never mind reviewing my internet usage. If they did, it would be unappealing just for wasting time on crap, all creepiness aside. Now, of course, most of it never gets near the office.
- unreal37 6y agoYou think clearing your history improves your privacy somehow? How so?