On 05/03/2012 15:45, David Parsons wrote:
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.
It defeats (to some extent) Google using information it gathers from and
about me for its own purposes, when I use some of their products. At
best Google (and some other companies) is like one of those friends that
you see infrequently and, when you do, they try to sell you something or
get you to invest in some just-this-side-of-legal scheme. As such, I
will either not use those products or exercise this right.
I'm sure Google is orders of magnitude more important to me than I am to
it but, if push came to shove, I could manage perfectly well without it.
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."
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