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These are likely related to cookies stored within your browser locally. That's why I always search using Anon mode or obscure browser (such as IE) to get more
by gesman 12y ago
These are likely related to cookies stored within your browser locally.
That's why I always search using Anon mode or obscure browser (such as IE) to get more or less unbiased results.
- pdkl95 12y agoWhat cookies? While I purge those regularly, I can guarantee this is not cookies, as topics I did I lot of searching on ~1.5 years ago clearly influence search results today... after erased my firefox profile just under a year ago. If we are talking other data that may be used for tracking, I do have a static IP. Besides, cookies don't store complex search histories. That would be stored on google's servers... which was the point (that search history is saved). I'd love to know how searches about unit testing with automake could be tailored from new client cookies to include results that are suspiciously similar to the many searches I made >1 year ago about Minecraft. edit: Oh, and regarding the amount of uniqueness being leaked by my browser, panopticlick currently reports my browser's fingerpoint only 14.14 bits.
- MichaelGG 12y agoHave you done a comparison on another IP/browser to verify this?
- sp332 12y agoGoogle still has to store your search queries in order to associate them with your cookie. That means that even if you delete the cookie, they still have your old searches stored. They just can't associate the old searches with your browser anymore.