Google Web History - Is this a major privacy concern
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Google Web History - Is this a major privacy concern
07-08-2009 8:36 PM
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Checking I found this http://searchengineland.com/google-ramps-up-personalized-search-10430
Quote Starting today, anyone who signs-up for any Google service using a Google Account (such as Gmail, AdSense, Google Analytics among others) will automatically be enrolled into three additional Google products:
* Search History
* Personalized Search
* Personalized Homepage
Quote Let’s look more closely at Search History, which as I said is the most sensitive of the three products new accounts get. Search History is a feature introduced back in April 2005 that keeps track of every search you’ve made and page you’ve clicked on from Google search results. Here’s an example of my Search History screen, giving me access to the recorded information:
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07-08-2009 10:10 PM
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08-08-2009 1:48 AM
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I turned it off - or Google might have scrapped it.
What are all these google-analytics references about?
"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
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08-08-2009 9:10 AM
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Google Analytics is for monitoring traffic to your web site I believe - if you look closely when some sites open slowly it states "waiting for Google Analytics"
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08-08-2009 9:26 AM
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http://www.google.com/analytics/
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08-08-2009 11:39 AM
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"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."
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08-08-2009 11:53 AM
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08-08-2009 12:25 PM
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08-08-2009 12:42 PM
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08-08-2009 1:34 PM
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There are two options with Web History - the basic one is it monitors and logs all Google searches and any sites you go to from links on those searches. You are probably looking at allowing Google to monitor every site you visit not just those accessed via a Google search - see picture
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