Guys, this is really important. Until now, Google collected your data, but did not attach your name to it. Now, they can, and will. This new thing they’re doing will allow them to collect your data across searches, your email, Youtube, Maps, Google+, and all their affiliates, and build a complete profile of YOU.
If that doesn’t bother you, maybe this will: they own and can sell all that data, including anything you create and send (artists and writers, take note).
There is a way you can opt out of this ridiculousness. It’s described in the link, but if you’re still not sure about it, please ask me and I’ll guide you through how to turn all this off.
This is my wake-up call. I’ll be locking down my devices and scaling back what I put through the big Google machine, which means you may see less of me across social media. I’m going to keep researching this, but it may mean in order to keep the rights to my creative work, I’ll have to keep it out of Google’s hands. And that may take some doing.
Duckduckgo is a nontracking search engine….may be worth a try.
So according to the article there is an opt out for this. Instructions are I the last paragraph. I’m on mobile so I’ll edit this more later. EDITED TO INCLUDE OPT OUT INSTRUCTIONS
To opt-out of Google’s identified tracking, visit the Activity controls on Google’s My Account page, and uncheck the box next to “Include Chrome browsing history and activity from websites and apps that use Google services.“ You can also delete past activity from your account.
That’s fucked up i used to trust google overall as a corporation
Google is one of the least trustworthy corporations out there. Duckduckgo.com is definitely a good way to go.
sea babies, please, please hide your history and personal information from slimy corporate hands
i insist that you check outduckduckgo. it works just as well as google and is added to your browser as a chrome extension. follow the above instructions before you add it
it also works on your mobile search engine! i have an iphone so it’s compatible with apple’s devices but i’m pretty sure it would work with androids. you might need additional help if you have a google pixel, but that’s just a guess of mine
stay safe!
~shae the siren
This is from a year ago (as of December 2017) but still useful to pass around. Chrome on Android won’t let you set DuckDuckGo as your default search engine though I bookmarked it so that I can just type ‘du’ and it will autocomplete. Still, you have to remember to do that every time you search something. I’ve tried several browsers on Android, but I haven’t found another whose UI I can stand
I bookmarked it so that I can just type ‘du’ and it will autocomplete. Still, you have to remember to do that every time you search something. I’ve tried several browsers on Android, but I haven’t found another whose UI I can stand
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