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What does Google know about me?
quora.com ^ | 3/12/2019 | Gabriel Weinberg

Posted on 03/13/2019 8:26:09 AM PDT by rktman

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To: rktman

Start first by moving to Protonmail for all communications.
Google and FB have the ability to read personal email and WhatsApp communications.
Yahoo mail is practically a virus.


21 posted on 03/13/2019 10:21:20 AM PDT by Zathras
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To: Cen-Tejas

“So, when Google has 75 million bits of documents about this or 4 trillion of that, what practical good does it do them?”

The difference is that unlike paper documents, those electronic bits can be scanned for information very quickly, and Google is very good at that.


22 posted on 03/13/2019 10:52:25 AM PDT by aquila48
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To: The Sons of Liberty

Betcha the CIA had some seed money involved with Google and still is reaping the benefits. They don’t have to break the law as much to keep taps on the public, we voluntarily tell them where we are and what we are doing on our phones.

About the only thing I have left google I “think” is gmail for a private account. I have used Duckduckgo as a search engine for many years.


23 posted on 03/13/2019 12:04:44 PM PDT by sarge83
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To: Red Badger

Last time I googled my own name was very recently and very shocking. They had my name, address, income, religious leanings [which they got laughingly wrong] even a gauge of what kind of person I was. The site was way more in depth than expected, and generally right on the money.


24 posted on 03/13/2019 12:55:47 PM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: sparklite2

Google your neighbors and coworkers.....

You may be shocked!...................

Happy goldfish bowl!..................


25 posted on 03/13/2019 12:59:35 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger
WANT TO BE SURPRISED? GOOGLE YOUR OWN NAME.

I have. Apparently I've barely left a wake in this world. Took scrolling through thirty pages of results to find myself.

26 posted on 03/13/2019 10:29:56 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Windflier

But you ARE THERE, just the same...........................

What goes on the Internet STAYS ON THE INTERNET!......................


27 posted on 03/14/2019 6:01:41 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger
But you ARE THERE, just the same.

Barely. I'm one of only a handful of people who can read that page and tie it to me.

Now, FR is another thing. I've logged over 62,000 posts here, but Google don't know that ;-)

28 posted on 03/14/2019 9:07:55 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Windflier
but Google don't know that ;-)

Wanna bet?.....................

https://www.google.com/search?q=Windflier&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

29 posted on 03/14/2019 9:10:55 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger

Dude, that is scary!


30 posted on 03/14/2019 9:14:20 AM PDT by Loud Mime (Liberalism: intolerance masquerading as tolerance)
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To: Loud Mime

Google is everywhere....................


31 posted on 03/14/2019 9:22:24 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: Red Badger

Well sure, Google has a bunch of hits for “Windflier”, but who the heck is that? No one knows.


32 posted on 03/14/2019 10:40:09 AM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Windflier

The NSA does................If they cared to look.................


33 posted on 03/14/2019 10:47:04 AM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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