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There are other places where Google gathers lots of information about you: blogspot, youtube, all sites using Google Analytics, all sites serving Adsense ads, a
by stakent 17y ago
There are other places where Google gathers lots of information about you: blogspot, youtube, all sites using Google Analytics, all sites serving Adsense ads, all sites serving doubleclick ads, all sites using Google Analytics.
So:
Clear your cookies.
Use tor.
Don't forget about flash cookies.
Don't forget that your computer's real time clock skew can reveal it's identity. By examining packets sent from it.
Funny times to live?
- gradschool 17y agoAlso, the Ghostery Firefox plugin is supposed to be good for blocking Google Analytics and similar services.
- dennisgorelik 17y agoWhy is that a problem that Google knows about you? Google knows about me a lot, and I think it's a good thing, because: 1) I might be found by relevant people. 2) It adds up to my reputation, for example it may help to send email and have it delivered, because I look like a real person. What are the downsides of Google watching you/me?
- stakent 17y agoYes, there are advantages being known online. But we are not talking about about search results. We are talking about wide and not controlled by us stream of data stored somewhere. Risks for a user? For example exploiting one's weaknesses by, in most trivial case, serving her ads or search results tailored to push her to make desired action. I, personally, prefer to build my online image by taking my own conscious actions, not by data hungry algorithm running by corporation which goal is to maximize shareholder's value. Edit: added missing not in first paragraph