A public notice about your private history (Or Google will do bad things to you).

Legal Insurrection ^ | 2/27/12 | Kathleen McCaffrey

[Lakeshark]

I don’t worry that some of my information can be easily accessed on the web. I think I’m typical of most people in my generation who have grown accustomed to taking privacy into their own hands. My rule of thumb is this: if it’s a free service on the internet, you’re probably the product. In many instances, that’s not a terrible trade off. Facebook, for example, uses my information to target ads to my profile, but I can think of worse violations of my privacy in exchange for an easy platform to share information with my friends.

Google is revising their privacy policy in March, though, and it doesn’t look up my alley (and it probably won’t be up yours). So don’t wait for some dopey Congressman to slap a large, sweeping law that will invade more of your personal liberties (think SOPA). Take matters into your own hands and enter a 21st century frame of mind, one filled with personal responsibility: How to Remove Your Google Search History Before Google’s New Privacy Policy Takes Effect (courtesy of the Electronic Frontier Foundation).

[Lakeshark]

Go to the link to find how to remove Google history from your computer. You'll be glad you did. Do it now, before March 1!!!

[Doogle]

http://news.yahoo.com/how-to-remove-your-google-web-data-history.html

[muawiyah]

After spending 40 years as a government employee I learned to live with my stuff being an open public book.

Until you are ready to grant federal employees some privacy rights, there's nothing in this concern for me.

[Lakeshark]

Ping all your lists, everyone on FR needs to know this.

[Proud2BeRight]

I have yet to understand what they can collect from simple Google searches if I don’t have any Google company accounts.

[Lakeshark]

Thank you.

[LUV W]

Thanks for the info and links, guys. Just fixed it! :)

[Principled]

Quit google.

https://www.ixquick.com/eng/

[onyx]

I do not have or use google.

I will ping my lists.

Thank you very much, dear Sharky!

[onyx]

Non-political important, take action, FYI! : Sarah Palin's List

[onyx]

Non-political important, take action, FYI! : Newt Gingrich's List

[Dallas59]

I have 16 yahoo mail accounts and 10 google accounts. When I search I never log in. Firefox removes my cookies and history and I use several erasers..including the age old delete %temp%. My ISP # is a central AT&T server. I’m not afraid of Google...

[Marcella]

I don’t use google so I’m okay, right?

[onyx]

I think so, because I do not have google on my computer either.

[LUV W]

Canteen privacy ping!

I used the link and got it done in a couple of clicks. Well worth it for your peace of mind. :)

[The Mayor]

I did it just this afternoon.

[musicman]

BFLR

[katiedidit1]

I stopped using google after they became so leftwing with their search site pop ups. I use bing now.

Onyx, Newt will be on O'Reilly tomorrow night! talking about his energy program

[jjw]

good luck getting google out of your life. google is tracking every page view you make on just about any website you are on including the free republic. just right-click in your browser, choose view source, then search for ‘google’.

[jjw]

search for UA- to find the javascript that is tracking your page view.

[Verginius Rufus]

Likewise—I am not sure what they mean here. Is a Google account you have to sign up for, or does the mere fact of having used Google as a search engine mean that they have an account with your computer’s ID in it? If that is the case, can they reconstruct every search you have ever made with that computer?

[Lurker]

While you’re in a government office on the taxpayers dime you have no privacy, nor should you. If you find those terms unacceptable find another job.

[LUV W]

You’re on top of things! :)

I also changed my search engine to “Startpage.com”. It’s supposed to be more private than Google, Yahoo, etc.

[muawiyah]

Wasn't in there on the taxpayer's dime ~ this was USPS and it's financed out of postage and fees for services.

You people really need to get this straightened out ~ there's no need for any government employee's personal business to be available for public consumption.

[The Mayor]

I heard that and will check it out.
Good to be back on.

[LUV W]

Sure is good to be back HOME!

I did it...it was easy. I don’t know if it would make a difference
but it never hurts to be cautious! :)

[LUV W]

You and I are the only people I’ve seen so far. LOL!

what can we get into. :D

[Lurker]

You people really need to get this straightened out ~ there's no need for any government employee's personal business to be available for public consumption.

When you're using equipment paid for by the taxpayer and you're on the clock every single move you make should be available for public consumption.

Government paid slugs need to get that little fact through their thick skulls. You work for us. We own your asses. If they don't like it, GTFO and find another line of work.

[muawiyah]

You ever stop to think how utterly stupid that is of you? What you are doing is going on record with language that will simply stimulate those government employees you hate to search for you and publish your stuff.

There's no reason you need to know more about any government employee than what you'd be able to find out about one of the judges who sits on the court that authorizes wiretaps.

In fact, you can't even find the home address of most federal judges.

BTW, I can find those addresses ~ it's actually pretty easy for most jurisdictions.

[Lurker]

What you are doing is going on record with language that will simply stimulate those government employees you hate to search for you and publish your stuff.

Tell 'em go ahead. I'm not saying anything here I wouldn't say to their faces. I've had 3 different government jobs and in every single one every move I made on the taxpayer clock was subject to public scrutiny one way or the other.

In fact, you can't even find the home address of most federal judges.

Wanna bet?

[Windflier]

Done. Thanks!

[muawiyah]

Try it. Maybe the site manager will let us post them as we find them.

Or, maybe not.

I have no doubt that would attract some attention nobody needs.

[STARWISE]

Thanks .. had just read about those crooks
and thieves. Thankfully, I stopped using
Obama’s tools long ago.

[rawcatslyentist]

I do not have or use google.

wanna bet? Use your address bar to search for a word. Watch the lookup site it uses.

I still haven't figured that out.

[Vision]

bm

[The Mayor]

I posted coffee finally and have to find primary results.

[PA Engineer]

I think the concern is very warranted. Here is something else that raises further alarms on Google's behavior.

How Google Tracked Safari Users

In other news:

Google in EU showdown over privacy rules

[matthew fuller]

Been using ixquick for years- and I don’t have a google account.

[LUV W]

Well, I think the results were pretty predictable, if not what we might have wished.

This has been the craziest primary cycle! :)

[expat1000]

Do not Track Plus (http://www.abine.com/faqs.php) which I found out about right here on FR a while ago, seems to be working very well.

[editor-surveyor]

Nothing you can do at this web site will have any effect on google’s collection of your search data. All you can change is whether you and your ‘friends’ can see it.

Google will still collect it, and sell it.

[STARWISE]

Google in EU showdown over privacy rules

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google ICN

Google has found itself on a collision course with European regulators after a provisional finding that its new privacy policy breaches European law.

Despite a fresh request from regulators to postpone the March 1 adoption of the new policy, the US search company gave no sign of backing down on Tuesday and reiterated its defence of its new approach to handling user data.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/9d2fecda-6230-11e1-872e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1nk9y0XhY

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[wita]

I have no doubt that would attract some attention nobody needs.

Probably only slightly less interest gathering, than threatening the President.

[Bikkuri]

I am using ixquick now.. but what happened to Scroogle?? I was using it before.. They shut it down?

[Bikkuri]

Nevermind... I found out why, and suspected google had something to do with it.. :p





http://searchengineland.com/scroogle-org-is-gone-forever-says-site-owner-112245

[beachn4fun]

Firefox removes my cookies and history

I use Firefox too but I checked under account/history in Google drop down menu and found my search history still there. I deleted mine, hoping that I will stop getting emails from people I don't want any from.

[GOPJ]

Should we also remove ‘facebook’? And if so, how can we do that?

[GOPJ]

Thanks

[GOPJ]

How do you do that?