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Google tracks you. We don't. An illustrated guide
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Re: Google tracks you. We don't. An illustrated guide
#12Why not simply use https://encrypted.google.com with http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout ?
HTTP referrer header will be stripped from HTTPS to HTTP according to RFC so it solves one of the problems.
Also there is a Chrome extension for Google SSL Web search: https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/lcncmkcnkcdbbanb...
Re: Google tracks you. We don't. An illustrated guide
#13"which can often uniquely identify you."
"and potentially show up in unwanted places, like insurance, credit & background checks."
yeah, i'm pretty sure that's not a thing that can happen.
also, if you like the internet being free then you shouldn't mind seeing ads for your demographic that get a better roi and make more money for publishers of the content you don't pay for.
Re: Google tracks you. We don't. An illustrated guide
#14Why not simply use https://encrypted.google.com with http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout ?
Here's how Google SSL differs from default Google: http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer...
... which confirms that Google SSL protects my privacy as much as DDG, right?
Re: Google tracks you. We don't. An illustrated guide
#15Or, you could use https://encrypted.google.com which disables the referral[1]. You can also turn off the history[2].
Other info, like your IP address (which they partially anonymize after... 9/18/24 months (conflicting details)) and cookie[3] (which you can clear / block), is still stored. Odds are DDG does this too (edit: they don't, see replies), as it's mostly useful for overall statistics.
[1]: http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer... [2]: http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?answer=... [3]: http://www.google.com/privacy/faq.html#toc-terms-server-logs
Re: Google tracks you. We don't. An illustrated guide
#16Why not simply use https://encrypted.google.com with http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout ?
Encryption would just make sure that only Google gets your search queries. They would still profile your searches. Also, opting out of Google Analytics does not affect your search profile.
But then, why should we have to opt out of this instead of opting in?
Re: Google tracks you. We don't. An illustrated guide
#17I think it's some valid info here, and it's certainly worth being wary of the info Google collects, but I also sense a little bit of FUD here. The whole "...which can often uniquely identify you" makes me feel like this is playing on fear a little too much. It's not like that "big ebony booty" search is going to come up in a job interview any time soon guys.
Yeah but someday it might and if it does today's info will be there. Because these companies are collecting the info now.
So while there's not yet a company collecting, collating and selling this info from all the various sources the database that company will eventually sell is already being built.
Re: Google tracks you. We don't. An illustrated guide
#18"which can often uniquely identify you." "and potentially show up in unwanted places, like insurance, credit & background checks." yeah, i'm pretty sure that's not a thing that can happen. also, if you like the internet being free then you shouldn't mind seeing ads for your demographic that get a better roi and make more money for publishers of the content you don't pay for.
If you pay with your data instead of money, how does that make a service "free"? It would only be free if your data was worthless. But then they would not collect it in the first place.
Re: Google tracks you. We don't. An illustrated guide
#19"which can often uniquely identify you." "and potentially show up in unwanted places, like insurance, credit & background checks." yeah, i'm pretty sure that's not a thing that can happen. also, if you like the internet being free then you shouldn't mind seeing ads for your demographic that get a better roi and make more money for publishers of the content you don't pay for.
If you pay with your data instead of money, how does that make a service "free"? It would only be free if your data was worthless. But then they would not collect it in the first place.
Be careful how you define value / cost / worth. It costs me nothing if they duplicate information I give them. It costs me something if it's used to abusively manipulate me. It pays me something if it's used to manipulate me (ie, what I see) in ways I approve of.
Re: Google tracks you. We don't. An illustrated guide
#20Or, you could use https://encrypted.google.com which disables the referral[1]. You can also turn off the history[2]. Other info, like your IP address (which they partially anonymize after... 9/18/24 months (conflicting details)) and cookie[3] (which you can clear / block), is still stored. Odds are DDG does this too (edit: they don't, see replies), as it's mostly useful for overall statistics. [1]: http://www.google.…
Other info, like your IP address...is still stored. Odds are DDG does this too, as it's mostly useful for overall statistics.
You could have checked this assertion by reading DDG's plain-language privacy policy:
When you access DuckDuckGo (or any Web site), your Web browser automatically sends information about your computer, e.g. your User agent and IP address.
Because this information could be used to link you to your searches, we do not log (store) it at all. This is a very unusual practice, but we feel it is an important step to protect your privacy.
Edit: TOS -> privacy policy