Google announces privacy changes across products; users can’t opt out

[LivnForChrist]

By Cecilia Kang,
1.25.2012

Google will soon know far more about who you are and what you do on the Web.

The Web giant announced Tuesday that it plans to follow the activities of users across nearly all of its
ubiquitous sites, including YouTube, Gmail and its leading search engine.



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[mattfivefour]

Well there are other search engines, other video sites, and other free email services. If Google is indeed going ahead with this initiative (which has nothing to do with providing "a seamless experience across all platforms" as they claim but everything to do with leveraging more advertising revenue and a higher corporate valuation) then I am taking my business elsewhere on the web. simple as that. As much as informing all of my contacts that my email addy will no longer be valid, my long ties to Google services will end one minute before midnight on February 29th.

[WKUHilltopper]

I use:

https://startpage.com/

[mattfivefour]

I use:

https://startpage.com/

Bro, note that to the right of the search box it says "Enhanced by Google." They have that one, too!

[FaithInChrist]

I have a gmail account, it was required to set up my android phone. I do not use that email, I use the att email service that is offered by my internet provider. I do not know if it is interwoven with other sites or not.

[twerpv]

You guys don't really think that ALL these search engines don't track your "movements" on the internet? Google is just telling you about it. Not that that is any better but really? I assume I'm being tracked all the time.

[arapahoepark]

The road to hell is paved with good intentions

[WKUHilltopper]

Bro, note that to the right of the search box it says "Enhanced by Google." They have that one, too!

Here's their statement regarding "enhanced by google":

Startpage offers you Web search results from Google in complete privacy!

When you search with Startpage, we remove all identifying information from your query and submit it anonymously to Google ourselves. We get the results and return them to you in total privacy.

Your IP address is never recorded, your visit is not logged, and no tracking cookies are placed on your browser. When it comes to protecting your privacy, Startpage runs the tightest ship on the Internet. Our outstanding privacy policy and thoughtful engineering give you great search results in total anonymity. Here are some of our key features:

Free proxy surfing available.
Praised by privacy experts worldwide.
Twelve-year company track record.
Third-party certified.

No IP address recorded.
No record is made of your searches.
No identifying or tracking cookies used.
Powerful SSL encryption available.

To learn more, check out our privacy page and read our privacy policy. We're confident you'll like what you see.

[mattfivefour]

Cool.

[Jillian]

I tried that search engine using the Chrome browser and Google still saved all my history of websites visited . When I used that search engine on IE 9 Browser , no history was saved.

[WKUHilltopper]

Cool.

Well...that's what they claim anyway. Who knows really. There's less and less entities one can trust any more. So far I haven't had black helicopters hovering over my house using them!