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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: JasonD on June 29, 2016, 10:26:55 AM

Title: Google probably knows more about you than you thought....
Post by: JasonD on June 29, 2016, 10:26:55 AM

.. or at least more than the least paranoid of you thought..

https://myactivity.google.com/myactivity

Title: Re: Google probably knows more about you than you thought....
Post by: rcjordan on June 29, 2016, 11:09:17 AM

I am probably on a NSA/G "Suspicious User" list as they only had some Youtube stuff and that was mostly a year old or older.

Title: Re: Google probably knows more about you than you thought....
Post by: Rupert on June 29, 2016, 11:43:47 AM

mines boring.

Title: Re: Google probably knows more about you than you thought....
Post by: buckworks on June 29, 2016, 01:57:57 PM

Mine was only Youtube stuff. A really weird, eclectic assortment!

Title: Re: Google probably knows more about you than you thought....
Post by: Mackin USA on June 29, 2016, 02:13:24 PM

Mostly YouTube & searches  for Venezuela NEWS to post to my Bernie friends.

Title: Re: Google probably knows more about you than you thought....
Post by: ergophobe on June 29, 2016, 05:17:54 PM

Just YouTube and it appears to be only from the device I'm currently on, but that could be because that's the only one I watch YouTube on.

>> to post to my Bernie friends

Mike - I lived in Burlington in the Bernie era and he's no Hugo Chavez. He actually was a roll-up-his-sleeves mayor who focussed on basic issues (winter parking, failing sewer system) with a fluff of "socialist" veneer. I actually think of all the candidates, he would be the most likely to fix and harden our infrastructure (hard call since who knows how mayor scales to president - it's not like there was a lot of foreign policy work as mayor). I'm also quite certain he's the least corruptible politician in the race.

What's happening in Venezuela is absolutely tragic.  A result of deep corruption, utter stupidity and failed vision. I actually don't think there's a single candidate in this race from either party (even going back to when the primary fields were wide) that would to do the US what Chavez did to Venezuela.

Title: Re: Google probably knows more about you than you thought....
Post by: Rooftop on June 29, 2016, 06:15:30 PM

I just did this from my work account. Considering that is 10 hours a day of blasting the web there was very little there.  Just youtube videos - most of which autoplayed at me rather than being watched by me.

Title: Re: Google probably knows more about you than you thought....
Post by: bill on June 30, 2016, 12:50:18 AM

Argh. I had an account linked to my Android phone. They have way too much info on me in there. Time to make some adjustments to my setup...

Title: Re: Google probably knows more about you than you thought....
Post by: Rooftop on June 30, 2016, 09:41:38 AM

Just tried my other account.  yeah - wow.   Pretty scary when you see it laid out like that.
I wonder how many people still use their kids name or something as their Google password?

Title: Re: Google probably knows more about you than you thought....
Post by: Drastic on June 30, 2016, 01:34:09 PM

Yeah on desktop just some random vids, I think the most recent was last year.

My phone though? I jumped in on this one, turned/left almost everything on - full color tattoo plus a brand.

Oh wow, that's a lot of info.

Title: Re: Google probably knows more about you than you thought....
Post by: sugarkane on June 30, 2016, 01:40:38 PM

It seems I'm a blank slate, which is pleasing.