Comments on: Google’s New Web History - What “View and manage your web history” Means for Your Privacy on Google http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/googles-new-web-history-what-view-and-manage-your-web-history-means-on-google Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:34:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: turalia http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/googles-new-web-history-what-view-and-manage-your-web-history-means-on-google#comment-198961 turalia Tue, 16 Oct 2007 05:43:22 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/googles-new-web-history-what-view-and-manage-your-web-history-means-on-google#comment-198961 You have to log in to delete web history. I have half a dozen g-mail accounts that I use for various purposes. Logging in and deleting web history from one account deletes it from all the others. Scary. You have to log in to delete web history. I have half a dozen g-mail accounts that I use for various purposes. Logging in and deleting web history from one account deletes it from all the others. Scary.

]]> By: Ted Bruner http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/googles-new-web-history-what-view-and-manage-your-web-history-means-on-google#comment-198704 Ted Bruner Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:29:19 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/googles-new-web-history-what-view-and-manage-your-web-history-means-on-google#comment-198704 One may think that, just because I choose not to see MY particular history, there may be others who do wish to track my habits. There is no mention, therefore no guarantee, that I can shut down the entire gathering process. Not that I'd want to do that; in fact, I'd be glad to find that they managed, ... after years of my trying, to give me a connection with someone offering wiene whistles, so I could finally get one for my wife. Not all history is bad. One may think that, just because I choose not to see MY particular history, there may be others who do wish to track my habits. There is no mention, therefore no guarantee, that I can shut down the entire gathering process. Not that I’d want to do that; in fact, I’d be glad to find that they managed, … after years of my trying, to give me a connection with someone offering wiene whistles, so I could finally get one for my wife.

Not all history is bad.

]]> By: Brad http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/googles-new-web-history-what-view-and-manage-your-web-history-means-on-google#comment-198693 Brad Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:37:46 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/googles-new-web-history-what-view-and-manage-your-web-history-means-on-google#comment-198693 I use the firefox extension 'Customize Google'. I wonder if by using the privacy features in it whether this web history would be much less complete. I use the firefox extension ‘Customize Google’. I wonder if by using the privacy features in it whether this web history would be much less complete.

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