google spying on you ?

kronas · 07-10-2003, 14:33

although it apparently currently only affects a minority i thought i would post it

google has begun trialing a counter on 1% of users without there knowledge it tracks the amount of searches you have entered in to it and sends the information back to google

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/...292527911.html

maybe a small thing but small things do tend to turn in to bigger issues later on.....

Ramrod · 07-10-2003, 14:37

Big deal, dosn't bother me. If they wanted to log every search I make it would be fine by me. Just as long as they stay free to use

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Shaun · 07-10-2003, 14:45

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Originally Posted by Ramrod

Big deal, dosn't bother me. If they wanted to log every search I make it would be fine by me. Just as long as they stay free to use

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Yep, fine by me, hopefully it will help them keep ahead of the game

Google is one of the internet sites I feel proud to use, with its british history, it is the only search site I'll go to.

07-10-2003, 14:49

I'm against it. Its none of their business and an infringement of people privacy.

(change's default browser settings to www.Altavista.co.uk )

kronas · 07-10-2003, 14:54

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Originally Posted by Defiant

I'm against it. Its none of their business and an infringement of people privacy.

couldnt agree more i choose to use the internet anonymously as possible yes i know its not really a 'big thing' to get annoyed at but it is stil tracking you maybe not your ip address but who knows what will happen in the future

philip.j.fry · 07-10-2003, 14:54

It works by using a cookie, just set your browser to reject all cookies from google

Ramrod · 07-10-2003, 16:06

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Originally Posted by philip.j.fry

It works by using a cookie, just set your browser to reject all cookies from google

Paranoia sorted then

Shaun · 07-10-2003, 16:46

if you don't like it you can use another search engine, there are loads to choose from, but I find none as good as Google

**Maggy** · 07-10-2003, 17:46

Having spent the whole of yesterday trying to find out why I couldn't get connected to Google all I can say there are worse things on the internet than a site trying to be helpful.Like the spybots I discovered that were redirecting me to other sites.I reckon that's a hell of a lot more intrusive.

Incog.

07-10-2003, 18:29

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Originally Posted by dellwear

if you don't like it you can use another search engine, there are loads to choose from, but I find none as good as Google

Tried www.altavista.co.uk lately ?

Shaun · 07-10-2003, 18:52

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Originally Posted by Defiant

Tried www.altavista.co.uk lately ?

yep, I put in "what panda thinks" which is the name of a blog I visit, this is what it came up with :

http://uk.altavista.com/web/results?...ls=1&avkw=aapt

and its not in the first few entry's, but when googled :

http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...t+panda+thinks

Its the first thing no the list.

I guess its like news papers, you just get used to one style.

MadGamer · 07-10-2003, 19:05

What does it mean then? Can somebody explain because im confused. Does it mean that they will log our IP addresses?

Tiptoes · 09-10-2003, 02:25

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

Having spent the whole of yesterday trying to find out why I couldn't get connected to Google all I can say there are worse things on the internet than a site trying to be helpful.Like the spybots I discovered that were redirecting me to other sites.I reckon that's a hell of a lot more intrusive.

Incog.

That may have been the Qhosts trojan.

Didn't you download the tool, boot up in safe mode then run the tools as per the instructions?

The hijack program as suggested would have got rid of the registry entries but some of the file could have still been on your PC

Tiptoes · 09-10-2003, 02:34

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Originally Posted by WNA

What does it mean then? Can somebody explain because im confused. Does it mean that they will log our IP addresses?

Google may already log your IP in their web stats.

I dont think its harmful ATM but as the original poster says little acorns and all that....

**Maggy** · 09-10-2003, 20:26

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Originally Posted by Tiptoes

That may have been the Qhosts trojan.

Didn't you download the tool, boot up in safe mode then run the tools as per the instructions?

The hijack program as suggested would have got rid of the registry entries but some of the file could have still been on your PC

Yes I did thank you.I was merely pointing out that there are worse things to contend with than whether Google keep records about what people search for.

I'm trying to remember a site that you could visit which would tell you what subjects were being searched for as you were searching.It was fascinating.Perhaps someone can remind me?

Incog.