I think you guys are missing the point. The "new" privacy policy, not the stuff they have been doing for years, that starts on March 1st, 2012 is something users must accept. It is this new policy that people have a problem. The fact that Google runs a script that search my email and puts the ad words in the right column when I am using the web client is different than them forcing users to accept that their data will be shared with other sites. Users should be able to opt out of this policy, IMO.
Chris... On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 11:42 AM, Trevor Benedict <mre...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, im with Ragi here. > > Google is making it simpler to manage for them, and for you. They have > been kind of doing this for years now. > This gives me the power to make it easier to block, and/or control > what ad's sectors I would like to see. > They even link to a plugin for blocking cookies. > http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/html/intl/en/plugin/ > > http://www.google.com/ads/preferences/?hl=en > "You can remove or edit your categories at any time" > Its pretty funny for what they think I like. > > - Trevor > > > On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 7:19 AM, Ragi Burhum <r...@burhum.com> wrote: >> Perhaps I am missing something key to this discussion. >> >> Anybody who has ever paid attention to the adwords that show up on gmail or >> adsense delivered throughout the entire Internet should have known this has >> been going on for years. Why else would I be getting, say, geospatial ads on >> an ecommerce site about memory modules? >> >> The fact that the tos language across all g-products is easier is to >> understand is a good thing. The practice of what is described there has been >> going on for years, I am frankly surprised people are all up in arms as if >> it were something new... >> >> >>> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 02:41:55 -0600 >>> From: Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> >>> Subject: Re: [LinuxUsers] how do we feel about google & gmail now? >>> To: SoCal LUG Users List <linuxusers@socallinux.org> >>> Message-ID: >>> <caeprvyd8p1vtk-qvra1xxv_awhhymvstdcvfrg7xe2_ez0o...@mail.gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 >>> >>> Trevor, >>> >>> If you could provide specific directions, or a link to directions, on >>> how to turn this new privacy policy off, it would be much appreciated. >>> Do you mean when the page to accept the policy shows up? I have long >>> respected Google and I would hate for that to change now. >>> >>> >>> Chris... >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Trevor Benedict <mre...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Android fail >>>> Message-ID: <1328009307...@email.android.com> >>>> >>>> - Trevor >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 9:20 AM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> LOL... >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 8:11 AM, Mark Holmquist <marktrac...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> On 01/31/2012 03:29 AM, benjamin.hargi...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sent from my LG phone >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Fascinating....tell us more! :) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Mark Holmquist >>>>>> Student, Computer Science >>>>>> University of Redlands >>>>>> mtrac...@member.fsf.org >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>>>>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>>>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to >>>>> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." >>>>> ?-Roger Penrose >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>>>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to >>> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." >>> ?-Roger Penrose >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LinuxUsers mailing list >>> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >>> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >>> >>> >>> End of LinuxUsers Digest, Vol 56, Issue 1 >>> ***************************************** >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list LinuxUsers@socallinux.org http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
