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Post by tangent on Apr 20, 2013 7:00:37 GMT
I've just performed an image search for headphones and was surprised to see the first four images included a friend's name underneath (more of an acquaintance than a friend). So now I know my 'friend' is looking for 'in ear headphones'. That means he also knows what Google images I'm looking for, which is a bit disconcerting. I may want to keep my Google searches for certain personal items private. He is, incidentally, a recent addition to my list of friends on Google+ and since he is a 25-year old, there are things about him I probably wouldn't want to know. I wonder if it's time to stop using Google+?
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Post by Alvamiga on Apr 20, 2013 7:20:27 GMT
This kind of relentless privacy invasion is exactly why I didn't start using Google Plus. There have already been several things of this kind, including one where it would broadcast things you'd bought on various sites, completely destroying surprise gifts, etc. If I want to know what my friends think of things, I ask them. It's called "Social Interaction" something that's being lost these days!
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Post by raspberrybullets on Apr 20, 2013 8:01:44 GMT
That is very creepy. I won't be using.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2013 9:32:30 GMT
Now I'm glad I never even stareted to use Google+!
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Post by Miisa on Apr 20, 2013 9:34:26 GMT
I looked into it, and it seems it gives you tips about what your friends have posted about on google+, so not quite as bad as a publication of what we are searching for.
But you know they gather it at least anonymously, how else would they know to suggest "popular searches" when you start typing?
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Post by tangent on Apr 20, 2013 10:15:57 GMT
I have checked David's posts on Google+ and he doesn't mention headphones. But, he could have tweeted about them sometime in the past and Twitter is considered public knowledge. It's disconcerting because you don't know the extent of your privacy. I recently allowed my iPad to use my location data (the default). When I opened the Games app, it suggested I might like to play games with two teenage girls who happen to belong to my church (presumably because we all use the same wifi network). No thank you!
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Post by madmadeline on Apr 20, 2013 12:09:48 GMT
Wow. Creepy.
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Post by Alvamiga on Apr 20, 2013 17:04:34 GMT
According to Google's own adverts that I saw on a London Underground train a short while back, they bias the results based on your previous searches. From what I have seen, they use many different ways of tracking you. If you block them, they have many fall-back systems. They have already been caught tracking people in spite of the newer "Do not track me" request that has been recently added. Among the other things they have been caught doing, I do worry about what they get up to.
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Post by raspberrybullets on Apr 22, 2013 19:35:25 GMT
I might like to play games with two teenage girls who happen to belong to my church ;D I can't remember when I chuckled so much!
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Post by tangent on Apr 22, 2013 20:03:32 GMT
Yes, I was embarrassed.
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