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Google slowly but surely forces me into a standard two-browser setting. So far the highlight of the forced integration was the YouTube auto login, now with this

by stfu 14y ago

Google slowly but surely forces me into a standard two-browser setting. So far the highlight of the forced integration was the YouTube auto login, now with this option enabled it is going to get even worse. But on the positive side this implementation reminds people with each and every search query how much data Google already has on them.

matthuggins 14y ago
I actually like being auto-logged into YouTube.
fl3tch 14y ago
After YouTube auto login was implemented, I started using a cookie manager. With one or two clicks you can enable or disable cookies, which logs you in or out. I don't want every random reddit video that I click on to show up in my YouTube history, so generally I leave it blocked except for when I actually want to view my subscriptions on YouTube. Also, a fast way to do a logged out Google search, without switching browsers or entering private browsing mode, is to bookmark one of the IP addresses in the 74.125.225.0/25. Since cookies are domain specific and you're not on google.com, you'll be logged out.
- stfu 14y ago
  The IP search is a great and super simple work around. Thanks a lot for that suggestions!
- jmillikin 14y ago
  > I don't want every random reddit video that I click on > to show up in my YouTube history If you disable YouTube history, then you won't need to play weird games with your cookies.
- blntechie 14y ago
  I simply use 2 different browsers. Firefox as main browser for what I would like to be tracked and Chrome incognito for visiting other websites. It's a pain but works fairly well.
- TeHCrAzY 14y ago
  But do you really think Google can't correlate between IP address, browser signature and your account?
  - simonbrown 14y ago
    Since most people (probably) just stay logged-in, would it really be worth the effort?
spindritf 14y ago
> the YouTube auto login Simply disabling third party cookies seems to solve this (and many other) problem.

by stfu 14y ago

matthuggins 14y ago

I actually like being auto-logged into YouTube.

fl3tch 14y ago

After YouTube auto login was implemented, I started using a cookie manager. With one or two clicks you can enable or disable cookies, which logs you in or out. I don't want every random reddit video that I click on to show up in my YouTube history, so generally I leave it blocked except for when I actually want to view my subscriptions on YouTube. Also, a fast way to do a logged out Google search, without switching browsers or entering private browsing mode, is to bookmark one of the IP addresses in the 74.125.225.0/25. Since cookies are domain specific and you're not on google.com, you'll be logged out.

stfu 14y ago
The IP search is a great and super simple work around. Thanks a lot for that suggestions!
jmillikin 14y ago
> I don't want every random reddit video that I click on > to show up in my YouTube history If you disable YouTube history, then you won't need to play weird games with your cookies.
blntechie 14y ago
I simply use 2 different browsers. Firefox as main browser for what I would like to be tracked and Chrome incognito for visiting other websites. It's a pain but works fairly well.
TeHCrAzY 14y ago
But do you really think Google can't correlate between IP address, browser signature and your account?
- simonbrown 14y ago
  Since most people (probably) just stay logged-in, would it really be worth the effort?

spindritf 14y ago

> the YouTube auto login Simply disabling third party cookies seems to solve this (and many other) problem.