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privacy and Google
#52560 10/02/19 10:23 AM
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If you want to have your Google data evaporate to preserve privacy, read How to Set Your Google Data to Self-Destruct I stopped using Google awhile ago in favor of DuckDuckGo precisely because of data tracking concerns.


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Re: privacy and Google
jchuzi #52562 10/02/19 02:59 PM
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I logged in at the posted URL, and all I saw was "No Activity," I suppose because I NEVER log in to Google. grin


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artie505 #52566 10/02/19 04:42 PM
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If you don't have a Google account, so you can't log in in the first place, does that mean you have "No Activity", too?


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Re: privacy and Google
Ira L #52568 10/02/19 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted By: Ira L
If you don't have a Google account, so you can't log in in the first place, does that mean you have "No Activity", too?

It may be paranoia, but I assume that Google (and, for that matter, Facebook) keeps a dossier of activity emanating from my ISP address, but it's not specifically tied to me as an individual.

Maybe it's because of AdBlock For Safari, but I never see targeted ads; I do, however, get search results that appear to take my ISP address into consideration.

And I"m not the least bit certain that that makes the least bit of sense. crazy


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