Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Drew G. Wallace
Here's a good overview of TOR https://youtu.be/lVcbq_a5N9I For day-to-day use with regular internet activities you would be better off using a reputable VPN. They are cheap and easy to set up. I agree that masking meta-searches is only the tip of the iceberg. Some basic things a user can do to

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Fri, 26 Jul 2019 20:46:37 + Robert Munro dijo: >It's almost impossible to defeat internet tracking, unless you use TOR. I'd like to know more about TOR. ___ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 26 Jul 2019, Dick Steffens wrote: That's worth considering. I run the website, so I should be able to incorporate that into it. I can even do it so it doesn't show up on the public part of the site. Thanks for the recommendations. Certainly! And, there's always the Palm Pilot

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Dick Steffens
On 7/26/19 3:00 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 26 Jul 2019, Dick Steffens wrote: The problem is what search engine they use, but their desire to use Google Calendar. Dick, Oh. Perhaps: Free Web-based Calendar [Search domain globalcalendar.com] globalcalendar.com globalcalendar.com allows

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 26 Jul 2019, Dick Steffens wrote: The problem is what search engine they use, but their desire to use Google Calendar. Dick, Oh. Perhaps: Free Web-based Calendar [Search domain globalcalendar.com] globalcalendar.com globalcalendar.com allows you to store your schedule online. since,

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Dick Steffens
On 7/26/19 2:30 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 26 Jul 2019, Robert Munro wrote: However, your ISP sees all the websites you visit and advertisers place trackers on individual websites that report traffic to their databases, so your search terms are just the tip of the huge web tracking

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Dick Steffens
On 7/26/19 2:26 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: On Fri, 26 Jul 2019, Dick Steffens wrote: Thanks, Ed. That's what I was asking about. I know all that stuff is there, and I know a little bit about using it to know more about your site's visitors. It's what is done with that information that I have

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 26 Jul 2019, Robert Munro wrote: However, your ISP sees all the websites you visit and advertisers place trackers on individual websites that report traffic to their databases, so your search terms are just the tip of the huge web tracking iceberg. ghostery

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Rich Shepard
On Fri, 26 Jul 2019, Dick Steffens wrote: Thanks, Ed. That's what I was asking about. I know all that stuff is there, and I know a little bit about using it to know more about your site's visitors. It's what is done with that information that I have heard that Google is known for. As Kieth has

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Robert Munro
On 7/25/19 22:21:53, Dick Steffens wrote:> > Is there a good place to read up on IP tracking by Google? Folks I know > want to use Google Calendar. They are totally unsophisticated with > regards to how Google tracks a user's IP address. I want to find some > information I can cite to explain it

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Dick Steffens
On 7/26/19 1:27 PM, King Beowulf wrote: On 7/26/19 12:26 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: On 7/26/19 12:13 PM, King Beowulf wrote: On 7/25/19 10:21 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: Is there a good place to read up on IP tracking by Google? Folks I know want to use Google Calendar. They are totally

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread King Beowulf
On 7/26/19 12:26 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > On 7/26/19 12:13 PM, King Beowulf wrote: >> On 7/25/19 10:21 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: >>> Is there a good place to read up on IP tracking by Google? Folks I know >>> want to use Google Calendar. They are totally unsophisticated with >>> regards to how

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Dick Steffens
On 7/26/19 12:13 PM, King Beowulf wrote: On 7/25/19 10:21 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: Is there a good place to read up on IP tracking by Google? Folks I know want to use Google Calendar. They are totally unsophisticated with regards to how Google tracks a user's IP address. I want to find some

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread King Beowulf
On 7/25/19 10:21 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > Is there a good place to read up on IP tracking by Google? Folks I know > want to use Google Calendar. They are totally unsophisticated with > regards to how Google tracks a user's IP address. I want to find some > information I can cite to explain it to

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Dick Steffens
On 7/26/19 10:39 AM, Bill Ensley wrote: Just my 2 cents, before you spend too much time looking for information, make sure they care if Google tracks their IP. I already know that some do. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mailing list

Re: [PLUG] IP tracking

2019-07-26 Thread Bill Ensley
Just my 2 cents, before you spend too much time looking for information, make sure they care if Google tracks their IP. -Bill Ensley Founder www.bearprinting.com On 7/25/2019 10:21 PM, Dick Steffens wrote: > Is there a good place to read up on IP tracking by Google? Folks I > know want to use