If your concerned with your right to privacy Google has announced a new privacy policy that will take effect on March 1, 2012. They plan to bring 60 disparate privacy documents into one umbrella policy for targeted advertisements.
Of course, not everyone is going to be thrilled with having all their search history revealed because it could reveal identifying information about your location, sexual orientation, age interests, religion and health concerns.
If you visit http://google.com/history after logging into your Google account you'll likely find every search you've ever made, unless you've previously turned the feature off!
Team Murc said
10:24 PM Feb 24, 2012
Matt, Great info! If I have multiple "gmail" accounts do I need to do the same for each or will once be enough?
earthmommy said
06:24 PM Feb 25, 2012
Does having a google account (like YouTube, Blogger, etc) mean you have a gmail account?
Bill Adams said
02:27 AM Feb 26, 2012
No, but you sure can go get one!
Terry and Jo said
08:14 PM Feb 26, 2012
If I remember correctly (always a concerning thing), the Android phone system is Google's and it may be required to have a G-mail account with them, especially if one wants e-mail to the phone. What I don't remember is whether the G-mail account is required with an Android.
Terry
sdman said
08:24 PM Feb 26, 2012
We have 2 Andriod phones, the Thunderbolt and the Bionic, both with Verizon. We had to get G-mail accounts at the Verizon store with the salesman as part of setting up the phone. I was sort of amazed to see I had over 800 searches since I got my phone in September 2011. I'm not sure that I care if the searches are recorded. Right now I have left the record function turned on. I may change my mind in the future though.
MikeH said
06:10 PM Mar 1, 2012
Regardless of what you do on the internet or how 'secure' you think you're being there is a record of it somewhere.
If your concerned with your right to privacy Google has announced a new privacy policy that will take effect on March 1, 2012. They plan to bring 60 disparate privacy documents into one umbrella policy for targeted advertisements.
Of course, not everyone is going to be thrilled with having all their search history revealed because it could reveal identifying information about your location, sexual orientation, age interests, religion and health concerns.
You can find out how to disable this feature here - Google's New Privacy Policy Starts March 1
If you visit http://google.com/history after logging into your Google account you'll likely find every search you've ever made, unless you've previously turned the feature off!
Great info!
If I have multiple "gmail" accounts do I need to do the same for each or will once be enough?
If I remember correctly (always a concerning thing), the Android phone system is Google's and it may be required to have a G-mail account with them, especially if one wants e-mail to the phone. What I don't remember is whether the G-mail account is required with an Android.
Terry
We have 2 Andriod phones, the Thunderbolt and the Bionic, both with Verizon. We had to get G-mail accounts at the Verizon store with the salesman as part of setting up the phone. I was sort of amazed to see I had over 800 searches since I got my phone in September 2011. I'm not sure that I care if the searches are recorded. Right now I have left the record function turned on. I may change my mind in the future though.