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But directions are searches. If I know what directions you're searching for, that's more than enough information to build a profile of you that includes everyt
by herbig 13y ago
But directions are searches.
If I know what directions you're searching for, that's more than enough information to build a profile of you that includes everything from what you eat, to what hobbies you have, or whether you're having an affair.
It's all the same thing. There's no point in going half / half on search engines if your goal is privacy.
- tjoff 13y agoOnly if I search for every place I go to. If you had an affair you might search for an address once, which hardly implies anything. I don't need directions and couldn't for the life of me be bothered to google an address I already knew how to get to. I don't use google maps to find out where my work is every morning... There is a great point in limiting the number and kind of searches if your goal is privacy. There is a great point in going half / half on search engines. Especially on something as directions, if that was a big issue you could hardly live with an android phone (or iOS for that matter). Now, cell tower location tracking - that the EU forces my ISP to keep track of, could tell an automated algorithm all the things you've mentioned. And the only way to opt out of that would be to abandon mobile phones altogether which is quite a sacrifice (just leaving the phone when doing the stuff you'd rather no one would find out is a huge red flag).