“The information will enable Google to develop a fuller picture of how people use its growing empire of Web sites. Consumers will have no choice but to accept the changes.”
They will if they switch to Firefox and leave the looney left to get tracked.
Scrooooooooo gooooooogle
Yahoo is gonna love this!
myway.com
I think this is a “Real World” data collection project to see how many people really do object to being tracked 24/7 as they use the internet.
The results will be used to determine how GOOGLE will respond in the future to Governments ‘requests’ to monitor us for our own good.
How or what exactly does google track through gmail?
Do they track the content of emails sent and received?
Do they read my private emails?
To my dismay my ISP has started using the gmail email format a few months back. I miss the plain jane emails. There seems to be no escaping google. It’s like a virus.
How or what exactly does google track through gmail?
Do they track the content of emails sent and received?
Do they read my private emails?
To my dismay my ISP has started using the gmail email format a few months back. I miss the plain jane emails. There seems to be no escaping google. It’s like a virus.
I think this is a “Real World” data collection project to see how many people really do object to being tracked 24/7 as they use the internet.
The results will be used to determine how GOOGLE will respond in the future to Governments ‘requests’ to monitor us for our own good.
For Firefox their are so many blockers "Ghostery" etc.
However their are some new add ons that allow you almost (or so they claim) anonymity.
And other Android-based devices, such as my Logitech Revue. Couldn't begin using it without a gmail login. This is to watch TV!
Filename: LMHOSTS
WWW.GOOGLE.COM 127.0.0.1
FU Google!
I am now using IxQuick exclusively.
unsubscribing to Gmail, which I only use a couple of time a year and looking for alternatives to my SAmsung Galaxy.
I don’t want you or anyone tracking me.
In fact, I’m going to go look for an article I meant to read about unplugging from the internet and going off grid.
I will post it when I find it.
Many people log into gmail/Google Voice and stay there for the sake of not just the email but being able to use the free phone chat machine which needs both to work.
This is a caution or notice to them that if they also want to do a Google search, since they are logged in Google will look at what went on in their Google mail. I’m surprised there isn’t a setting to control that behavior, however even if you just use gmail, Google already has copies of it (that’s how they can look and how they can furnish it to you). There’s the same danger/opportunity with any email hoster. But now it seems Big Brother would be able to serve warrants for more easily available Google search behavior. Now Google is a decent search machine, and I don’t begrudge them the money they get by showing me ads (and the rare ad I may click to). But whoa, I am not sure I like having to bop out of gmail/Google Voice just in order to do a Google search that Google will not be able to associate with me in the future. Firefox, as far as I know, won’t let you start completely independent private mode browsers — every browser you bring up since the first on your desktop is connected, cookie-wise.
Too bad I wasn't in the market for an Android so I could not buy one. I'll be avoiding google like the plague from now on.
“Thots on this? Anyone have a good email provider?”
Lycos.com has free email with advertisements or for $20/year without advertisements.
The policy will take effect March 1 and will also impact Android mobile phone users, who are required to log in to Google accounts when they activate their phones.
My local ISP recently forced us to move our e-mail to Google apps and the Cloud. (can still use e-mail client through the system via the local server.
I am looking for other e-mail options also. Was very please with the local coop telco’s in house email system. I knew the techs and they were competent, courteous and honest.
So far I have come up with nothing that I really like.
I am very happy with my phone company, but not happy with a decision that probably made a lot of sense financially for them.
I like zoho.com - they have a nice suite of products.