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Here’s How to Download and Delete What Google Search Knows About You
yahoo.com ^ | April 21, 2015 | Daniel Howley

Posted on 04/22/2015 12:03:08 PM PDT by ckilmer

Have you ever what Google Search really knows about you? Well, now you can check, as Google has added a new feature that lets you view and download your entire search history.

Yep. Everything.

(Excerpt) Read more at yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: computers; google; googlefix; internet
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1 posted on 04/22/2015 12:03:08 PM PDT by ckilmer
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To: ckilmer

which means they’ve already given this to DHS and the IRS


2 posted on 04/22/2015 12:04:22 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: ckilmer

bfl


3 posted on 04/22/2015 12:05:47 PM PDT by Mears (To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize."Voltaire))
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To: ckilmer

Do you have to do this on each separate computer that you use?


4 posted on 04/22/2015 12:07:58 PM PDT by The_Republic_Of_Maine (In an Oligarchy, the serfs don't count.)
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To: ckilmer

Do you have to do this on each separate computer that you use?


5 posted on 04/22/2015 12:07:58 PM PDT by The_Republic_Of_Maine (In an Oligarchy, the serfs don't count.)
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To: ckilmer

This is only is you have a google account. If you choose to search on google WITHOUT an account, they still have your search history archived. It’s simply linked to your IP address.

How do we access or delete that info ???


6 posted on 04/22/2015 12:09:16 PM PDT by George from New England (escaped CT in 2006, now living north of Tampa)
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To: Mears

bookmarked


7 posted on 04/22/2015 12:09:35 PM PDT by VA_Gentleman ("Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very internet you invented." -Jon Stewart)
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To: ckilmer

.


8 posted on 04/22/2015 12:09:39 PM PDT by meadsjn
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9 posted on 04/22/2015 12:11:15 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: ckilmer

The information isn’t really deleted.

It’s just that local/locally accessable copies are removed and it can no longer be pulled up on your computer/device.

The history is still retained on Google’s servers.


10 posted on 04/22/2015 12:12:14 PM PDT by tanknetter
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To: ckilmer
This process may only make you feel good. There is no reason to believe that Google deletes anything, ever. But if you want you can ask them to tell you that they have nothing.

Anonymity on the Internet is hard, and simple recipes like this one will not work. The least troublesome method that is still effective is to browse only in Private mode, and close the tabs as you switch sites. Watch the cookies. Install add-ons that mess with the signature of your browser. Have multiple browsers, multiple OSes (in separate VMs.) Rememember that your IP address is largely fixed, unless you are connecting from a large NAT.

11 posted on 04/22/2015 12:12:40 PM PDT by Greysard
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To: ckilmer

I think it’s funny this article is from Yahoo.


12 posted on 04/22/2015 12:12:53 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: ckilmer

bttt


13 posted on 04/22/2015 12:14:13 PM PDT by buffaloguy
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To: ckilmer

Bflr.


14 posted on 04/22/2015 12:15:03 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (The White House is now known as "Casa Blanca".)
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To: Greysard

I use Ixquick. No cookies, no tracking your IP/
https://www.ixquick.com


15 posted on 04/22/2015 12:17:39 PM PDT by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra (Don't touch that thing Don't let anybody touch that thing!I'm a Doctor and I won't touch that thing!)
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To: kalee

For later


16 posted on 04/22/2015 12:18:09 PM PDT by kalee
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To: OriginalChristian

Bump


17 posted on 04/22/2015 12:29:09 PM PDT by OriginalChristian (The end of America, as founded, began when the first Career Politician was elected...)
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To: OriginalChristian

Bump


18 posted on 04/22/2015 12:30:12 PM PDT by OriginalChristian (The end of America, as founded, began when the first Career Politician was elected...)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

How do you search for news articles at that site?


19 posted on 04/22/2015 12:32:21 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (WSC: The truth is incontrovertible; malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end...)
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To: musicman

Love the tee shirt.


20 posted on 04/22/2015 12:32:59 PM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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