Google expands tracking to logged out users Now, everyone has their activities tracked in the name of a better service
By J Mark Lytle, Tokyo Sunday at 06:51 GMT | Tell us what you think [ 2 comments ] Google wants to make sure everyone takes it personally <> Anyone who's a regular Google search user will know that the only way to avoid the company tracking your online activities is to log out of Gmail or whatever Google account you use. Not any more. As of last Friday, even searchers who aren't logged into Google in any way have their data tracked in the name of providing a 'better service'. Anonymous cookie The company explained: "What we're doing today is expanding Personalized Search so that we can provide it to signed-out users as well. This addition enables us to customise search results for you based upon 180 days of search activity linked to an anonymous cookie in your browser." However, if you've previously been a fan of the log-out method to avoid being tracked, there's still the option to disable the cookie by clicking a link at the top right of a search results page. http://www.techrada r.com/news/ internet/ web/google- expands-tracking -to-logged- out-users- 656158?src= rss&attr= all [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ======= S1000+ ======= --- On Fri, 12/11/09, Sardar <[email protected]> wrote: -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en.
