That defeats the purpose of using Google products in the first place. I use the history to find websites or pages that I may want to refer back to that I may not have bookmarked. And since it's a web based service, it works on all computers that I've logged onto.
Just for anyone that thinks that this recording is something new, it's not. Google has made no bones about tracking and using your history and activities online to target ads at you from day one. This is simply a consolidation of existing accounts histories. On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 1:09 AM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > Alban (greetings!) mentioned being unhappy with the new privacy policy. > Here's a (possible, I haven't tried it) way to turn off at least some > obtrusiveness. > > 1. Go to the google homepage and sign into your account. > 2. Click the dropdown menu next to your name in the upper-right hand corner > of your screen. > 3. Click accounts settings > 4. Find the "Services section" > 5. Under "Services" there is a sub-section that reads "View, enable, disable > web history." Click the link next to it that reads: "Go to Web History." > (Note: When you click "Go to Web History" you may be taken to a page which > gives you the options "Turn Web History On"/"No Thanks": Click "Turn Web > History On" and you will finally be taken to step 6 below) > 6. Click on "Remove all Web History" > When you click on "Remove all Web History," a message appears that says " > Web History is Paused." What this means is that while Google will continue > gathering and storing information about your web history it will make all > data anonymous, that is, Google will not associate your Web History > information with your online accounts and will therefore be unable to send > you customized search results. > Google's ability to gather personalized information about you by assigning > data to your Gmail and YouTube accounts will remain "Paused" till you click > "Resume." > > -- > No fixed Adobe > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
