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How to reverse the damages: 1) Go to https://history.google.com/history/ 2) Select the offending searches 3) Click delete on the top right (then click delete again)
Do people actually use Google Search while being logged-in in Google?
The code driving this is at: http://ruinmysearchhistory.com/ruin.js?1
It uses window.open to run the search:
window.open('https://www.google.com/search?q='+ encodeURI(ruinSearchQuery),'ruinmysearchhistory');
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window/open
So it doesn't actually control the google site but keeps reloading it with new search urls. This may be obvious to everybody, but it did confuse me a little.
Spoiler alert! From the base64 encoded array in the source: ['how to appear funny', 'why are my thumbs uneven', 'am i lack toast and tolerant', 'your youre difference', 'why doesnt my poo float', 'midget google images', 'tall midgets??', 'homemade lube?', 'i hate my boss', 'what counts as fat', 'how to tell partner they fat', 'is it normal to still love my ex', 'how to get back with ex', 'penis remove dog how to', 'r…
It could be a lot worse. A nasty malicious attack would do searches for making a bomb, joining ISIS, piloting a 747, bypassing airport security, etc. In these days and age, this is a guaranteed full body search and a registration on the no fly list next time you want to fly to see your family for christmas.
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Do people actually use Google Search while being logged-in in Google?
Who ever logs out?
I only googlog in to my association's "shared account" and log out straight away.
Also I mainly use DuckDuckGo and bang !g only when needed.
Privacy actually matter to me...
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How to reverse the damages: 1) Go to https://history.google.com/history/ 2) Select the offending searches 3) Click delete on the top right (then click delete again)
Do people actually use Google Search while being logged-in in Google?
In terms of Google search, the fact it retains context is actually useful most of the time, and the edge cases where it is harmful are easily avoided by countermeasures like logging out, using DuckDuckGo, installing Tor or switching to incognito mode.