wonderwheelhuh

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by wonderwheelhuh 16y ago
I sent ErrantX the list of names via email and he has independently confirmed the results. Looks like it's definitely not a personalized result.
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by wonderwheelhuh 16y ago
If I understand what you're saying then despite the decent amount of info about each of us online (I'm a technical author, my girlfriend is a well-known blogger, and my ex does freelance writing for numerous periodicals), the relatively low
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by wonderwheelhuh 16y ago
Ah, interesting possibility, but I don't think it could have been I who catalyzed it. My concern first arose when I searched for my girlfriend and surprisingly spotted my ex as a spoke. The only other search I had done was for myself.
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by wonderwheelhuh 16y ago
> Were you logged in at the time? That seems more likely. I am not. > Did the name pull up actual results on your ex? It does not. > Is there a more reasonable explanation (i.e. could it be someone else your GF is interested in)
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by wonderwheelhuh 16y ago
Unfortunately not - I am not logged in when I make the query.
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by wonderwheelhuh 16y ago
Some more info: 1) When I do the search described, I do it without being logged into any Google account. 2) To the absolute best of my knowledge, no email correspondences to my ex or about my ex have ever come out of my GMail account or my
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by wonderwheelhuh 16y ago
I just did a search and found that my ex does now use GMail. I also searched through the contacts and conversations for both my GMail account and my girlfriend's (she consented, of course) - result: in neither did my ex show up.
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by wonderwheelhuh 16y ago
Ha, would that also imply Google even-more-secretly spying on them?
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by wonderwheelhuh 16y ago
Yes, my girlfriend and I use GMail. I am unaware of whether my ex uses GMail or not. We were in school when we met and had uni email addresses.
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by wonderwheelhuh 16y ago
I'd prefer not to have to share their names, but honestly, if it means bringing a privacy violation to our attention, I will. But yeah, for now, please see if you can come up with any other explanations.
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Ask HN: Is Google cataloging my girlfriends?
43 points by wonderwheelhuh 16y ago|37 comments