Google IS Watching You
Beginning today, Google will turn on by default 'personalization options' for all new Google accounts and some personalization options have already been auto-enabled for existing Google account users.
In some cases, Google users may be surprised to find out that the company has been aggregating your personal information for, in some cases, up to 18 months in what they call an attempt to provide more personalized search engine results when you do a search.
Therefore, if you have a Google account, whether it be with Gmail, Blogger, and so on, your personalized preferences tracked in both your emails, searches and blogging have been logged and filed away with your name attached to it.
Google says it has made this information well-known and that the information will not be used for any nefarious reasons. They know that no one reads the agreement policies when they sign up for an account.
Hey folks, I don't know about you, but I don't want all of my searches, emails and blog entries to be stored away forever by Google or anyone else so they can provide me a "better search experience".
I mean, WTF!!? Has Google really become Big Brother in disguise?
Now for all of you who are now as shocked as I am, there is only one recourse you have. Sign out of your Google account when you do searches. This is recommended as an alternative on the Google blog.
In some cases, Google users may be surprised to find out that the company has been aggregating your personal information for, in some cases, up to 18 months in what they call an attempt to provide more personalized search engine results when you do a search.
Therefore, if you have a Google account, whether it be with Gmail, Blogger, and so on, your personalized preferences tracked in both your emails, searches and blogging have been logged and filed away with your name attached to it.
Google says it has made this information well-known and that the information will not be used for any nefarious reasons. They know that no one reads the agreement policies when they sign up for an account.
Hey folks, I don't know about you, but I don't want all of my searches, emails and blog entries to be stored away forever by Google or anyone else so they can provide me a "better search experience".
I mean, WTF!!? Has Google really become Big Brother in disguise?
Now for all of you who are now as shocked as I am, there is only one recourse you have. Sign out of your Google account when you do searches. This is recommended as an alternative on the Google blog.
Labels: Blogger, Gmail, Google Personalized Search, Google Search, Google Search Engine, Search Engine Results, What is Google