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google is your friend?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by Kizz, May 6, 2009.

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what's your thoughts?

  1. not bothered

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  2. concerned

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    27.3%
  1. Kizz

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    I just found something really...disturbing to say the least.
    apparantly, google is invading loads of people's privacy every day :confused:

    link

    it does make sense, as when ads provided by google show up, they seem to usually link to a "gar parship" or something to do with gay stuff.

    what do you all think?
     
  2. Kizz

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    whoops. I tried to post in entertainment/technology, but it posted in chit chat :confused:
    very strange.
    anyway, feel free to move it should you classify it as that.
     
  3. STK

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    Well they're opening the door for stalkers too. I recently had somebody stalking on my boyfriend by searching a username he has... and finding a forum he doesn't give a shit about.
     
  4. kettleoffish

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    I guess that's the Internet's way of telling you to stop putting your nose where it doesn't belong :eek:

    Anyway, I've known about most of the things on that site for a while, and although it is kind of disturbing how much information Google has in its possession about .. well just about everybody, it is just so gosh darn useful :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:.
     
  5. -Michael-

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    I've known this for aaaages.

    I don't care.
    It is funny hearing my siblings complain why they keep getting gay adverts on a totally
    different computer.

    I clear my private data in firefox everytime i cancel off it.
    It pops up asking me.

    all cookies etc.

    I have the google toolbar, I'm fine with google being able to update itself.
    I only use it to have a one click link to my mail.

    Although having it save my search history when my browser does not, is annoying.
    Not that I search anything that needs to be hidden.

    EDIT*
    Which i have now deactivated.
     
    #5 -Michael-, May 6, 2009
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