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Why don't people just visit in incognito mode in the first place?
I google things I don't want in my history in incognito mode. The question is: does it prevent being tracked by Google?
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It also occurs if you cotinually tweak a single search term, for example adding more and more exclusions to try to bypass Google's 'suggestions'. I encounter it about once a month.
Yeah, I get it a couple of times a week when I try to search for old technical stuff, where google constantly reformulates my search and includes what it thinks are synonyms.
Run this and you will be profiled by the NSA as a hapless geek HN reader.
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I'm rusty but, como votar por Trump si __seas__ Mexicano ? Or is the eres Mexican, too?
If you are indeed Mexican, the subjunctive shouldn’t apply anymore, as there is no doubt/speculation/hope involved. (Caveat: Non-native and also a bit rusty)
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Do people actually use Google Search while being logged-in in Google?
Absolutely! The saved search history is incredibly useful for shaping and filtering search results to make them more targeted and helpful. I also see more relevant adverts, and less generic ones, which makes them much less annoying. People of a certain technical mindset have a knee-jerk "Privacy! Surveillance! Evil!" response, tuned to the worst possible world type of scenario, where the rest of the Internet is popul…
And if the ads or results on subjects you're interested in just happen to take a line against what you personally believe on the subject, and instead happen to tout an agenda that benefits the (right-wing/capitalist/US-centric) corporate or political interests of Google and FB and the like, is it still just about improving your life?
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You are indeed correct. a is Spanish Spanish por is Mexican Spanish
I'm rusty but, como votar por Trump si __seas__ Mexicano ? Or is the eres Mexican, too?
Run this and you will be profiled by the NSA as a hapless geek HN reader.
They should have left out the gay stuff. Might have potential to stir up a heterosexual relationship, but makes it look like it's a bad thing on it's own.
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I should really start a website that lets people bid for each other's votes online.
I believe you'd make a killing, but I'm not sure it would be legal (and if so, I'm pretty sure they'll put a stop to it asap).
"Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any person, either to vote or withhold his vote, or to vote for or against any candidate; and
Whoever solicits, accepts, or receives any such expenditure in consideration of his vote or the withholding of his vote—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if the violation was willful, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."