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Your Privacy

Bambino — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:29:06 GMT

Want to know what Google knows? Read this.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/25/how-to-stop-google-from-storing-your-location-history.html

Re: Your Privacy

Cleoriff — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 13:48:23 GMT

Good grief !! That's more than creepy @Bambino

'Big Brother is watching you'

He certainly is!!!

Re: Your Privacy

TallTrees — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 15:08:30 GMT

I don't use Google if I can help it.

Used to have it on my computer as a start up G.Chrome ~ got rid a few years ago

Sometimes it can't be helped in some searches ~ but avoid if can

Don't use a stat nav ~

Bing FireFox Vimeo Outlook

Heard about Google along time ago ~ difficult to avoid but every opportunity

won't use them.

Re: Your Privacy

jonsie — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 15:17:21 GMT

..... and you think Bing and Firefox don't track you?

Your phone, cctv in the streets, in pubs and restaurants, even your neighbours pretty little cameras..... not much you can do about privacy in today's world. Our fault, we made this happen.

Just lie back and embrace it.

Re: Your Privacy

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 15:32:24 GMT

You can become too paranoid, but I'm more trusting of Apple than I am of Google. DuckDuckGo is a good option for a search engine at least.

Re: Your Privacy

TallTrees — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:09:13 GMT

No I don't sit/lie back in comfort

thinking I am not being tracked @jonsie

Being aware is the important factor.

Years ago an Aussie was chatting to me

about each person being tracked even with the bank cards

we carry and it will of course become

impossible to even try and escape when the

Government will insist on a tracking device

and info tag inserted under skin at birth!

Will there be rebellion will there be an uprising

or will we all still sit back and embrace it?

"Soylent Green"

Re: Your Privacy

TallTrees — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:18:49 GMT

Hello @Anonymous

Thanks for mentioning DuckDuckGo

I was reading about that S.Engine

I may as well use that ~ every little helps!

You are right no good to become paranoid but staying aware for me is important

Re: Your Privacy

pgn — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:46:32 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
..... and you think Bing and Firefox don't track you?
Your phone, cctv in the streets, in pubs and restaurants, even your neighbours pretty little cameras..... not much you can do about privacy in today's world. Our fault, we made this happen.
Just lie back and embrace it.

The subject of many a film - one with Sandra Bullock having her identity removed sticks in my memory...

Then there's that one with Tom Cruise, Minority Report - interesting statement on how cities are getting "smarter"...

The question is: Just because it can be collected, should it be?

Do you know how easy it is to be manipulated by so-called Social Media companies? This is a good eye-opener!

Remember: if it's free, then YOU are the product.

Re: Your Privacy

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 18:57:17 GMT

I don't really buy her analysis that people were manipulated into voting leave as a result of reading fake ads on Facebook.

And I say that as someone who voted remain

Re: Your Privacy

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 19:08:15 GMT

Here's a good alternative to Gmail:

https://protonmail.com/

The free version is quite basic, but it's not bad if you're looking for a disposable email address (for online shopping etc). It's easy to set up, and it doesn't require any of your personal details. All it asks you to do is create a username and password, and then you're good to go

Re: Your Privacy

pgn — Fri, 26 Apr 2019 19:22:07 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
I don't really buy her analysis that people were manipulated into voting leave as a result of reading fake ads on Facebook.

And I say that as someone who voted remain

I doubt we'll ever know. But I think more foul means than fair all-round...

Re: Your Privacy

TallTrees — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 09:48:28 GMT

@pgn wrote:
@jonsie wrote:
..... and you think Bing and Firefox don't track you?
Your phone, cctv in the streets, in pubs and restaurants, even your neighbours pretty little cameras..... not much you can do about privacy in today's world. Our fault, we made this happen.
Just lie back and embrace it.
The subject of many a film - one with Sandra Bullock having her identity removed sticks in my memory...

Then there's that one with Tom Cruise, Minority Report - interesting statement on how cities are getting "smarter"...

The question is: Just because it can be collected, should it be?

Do you know how easy it is to be manipulated by so-called Social Media companies? This is a good eye-opener!

Remember: if it's free, then YOU are the product.

FREE IS DEF. TROUBLE @pgn

Re: Your Privacy

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 12:18:37 GMT

While it’s true, that you usually get what you pay for, it’s not always the case. I opened up a protonmail account for a specific purpose, used it for about a year, and then closed it down.

Obviously, they’d prefer their customers to subscribe to one of their premium products, but their free account was more than adequate for my needs, and it did exactly what it says on the tin

Re: Your Privacy

pgn — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 13:15:29 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Here's a good alternative to Gmail:

https://protonmail.com/

The free version is quite basic, but it's not bad if you're looking for a disposable email address (for online shopping etc). It's easy to set up, and it doesn't require any of your personal details. All it asks you to do is create a username and password, and then you're good to go

Interesting. I wonder what the payback is for the folks who host the service? CERN has figured highly in the WWW as it is today, a lot of clever people work there, and as the blurb says, Switzerland's data and privacy protection laws are of a very high standard. Good shout, @Anonymous, thank you.

Re: Your Privacy

liggerz87 — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 06:09:41 GMT

Finally logged in I couldn't do it for a few days for some reason I have google opinion rewards and aslo I'm using a pixel 2xl haha I'm not bothered got nothing to hide

Re: Your Privacy

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 12:35:54 GMT

@liggerz87 wrote:
Finally logged in I couldn't do it for a few days for some reason I have google opinion rewards and aslo I'm using a pixel 2xl haha I'm not bothered got nothing to hide

It depends on how you’re using your handset I suppose, but that’s a positive way of looking at it. The problem for many of us is that we’re trusting our smartphones with too much sensitive data to begin with.

I’ve always liked the pixel, and it’s probably the only handset that would ever tempt me back to Android