ART Posted 23 February, 2012 Posted 23 February, 2012 The following article lets Google Users know they have until the 1st of March to delete or put on hold their complete Google search history. Otherwise Google take complete control in a "BIG BROTHER" fashion and there's not a single thing you can do about. The Article explains all you must do to freeze or put on hold your search history so Google don't take over and cause you lots of future embarassment. You have been warned. 3 easy moves to lock your history and then have it inaccessible for 18 months when it will be deleted. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2105435/Three-simple-steps-delete-Google-browsing-history--late.html
Crazy Diamond Posted 23 February, 2012 Posted 23 February, 2012 I take it if the whole 'search history' thing isn't enabled, you don't do anything?
saintscottofthenortham Posted 23 February, 2012 Posted 23 February, 2012 You mean the last items in your search history since you last cleared your history?
Jonnyboy Posted 23 February, 2012 Posted 23 February, 2012 I think Google have a record that they keep.
Saint_clark Posted 23 February, 2012 Posted 23 February, 2012 Interesting. Mine was disabled, but it seems once you enable it - it's impossible to disable it again. Surely if you just don't sign in it makes no difference anyway.
ART Posted 23 February, 2012 Author Posted 23 February, 2012 I have several google accounts linked to my Youtube accounts. Some the search history is active, others not. If it's not active you've nothing to do. This has nothing to do with your computer stored files but with the totality that google keep. If you don't deactivate they can use your IP to create mischief in future.
hypochondriac Posted 23 February, 2012 Posted 23 February, 2012 Why are you do worried about your Internet history art?
trousers Posted 23 February, 2012 Posted 23 February, 2012 Looking at my search history over the last 2 years or so, I'm dreadfully worried Google will have me down as a Pompey fan...
Kingsland Nick Posted 23 February, 2012 Posted 23 February, 2012 Does this affect people who use Google without signing in?
Kingsland Nick Posted 23 February, 2012 Posted 23 February, 2012 Does this affect people who use Google without signing in? and who don't have a Google account
Liquidshokk Posted 23 February, 2012 Posted 23 February, 2012 and who don't have a Google account In this case the info would be collected but only tied to your external ip address
ART Posted 23 February, 2012 Author Posted 23 February, 2012 Why are you do worried about your Internet history art? Go to hell and burn, you twisted sick individual without a life.
hypochondriac Posted 23 February, 2012 Posted 23 February, 2012 Go to hell and burn, you twisted sick individual without a life. Jesus I wasn't expecting that response! Been on the vino art?
Saintandy666 Posted 24 February, 2012 Posted 24 February, 2012 Not much you can do about it really. It's either let big corporations like Google and Apple and Facebook know about what you like and to an extent what you do or just not use their services. It's worrying, but I guess privacy is gonna be thing of the past. I dread to think of the scandals of the future and how easy it will be to find, for example something dogey an MP said on an internet forum or facebook or whatever when they were young. We're just going to have to accept more than ever to forgive easier. The quick regrettable quips of the past, that would have just been said to your friend, well now they are being left on the internet too forever. People should check out their internet footprint sometime.
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 24 February, 2012 Posted 24 February, 2012 I was quite surprised to find that four of my five Google accounts did not have history turned on. I thought that history on would have been a default setting when you open a new account. I was surprised also to see no record of my Soul Blog searches (my biggest concern), maybe they were done a long time ago? Memory ain't like it used to be. Thanks for the heads up Art.
Saint-scooby Posted 24 February, 2012 Posted 24 February, 2012 Will all those serarches for "lesbian fisting" come back to haunt me ?
Verbal Posted 24 February, 2012 Posted 24 February, 2012 Looking at my search history over the last 2 years or so, I'm dreadfully worried Google will have me down as a Pompey fan... No, I've checked. You're a 19 year old girl with an aversion to privatised trains and right-wing politics.
trousers Posted 24 February, 2012 Posted 24 February, 2012 No, I've checked. You're a 19 year old girl with an aversion to privatised trains and right-wing politics. Close. Very close... ;-)
BadgerBadger Posted 25 February, 2012 Posted 25 February, 2012 I just don't care what they do, just like I don't care if I'm filmed on CCTV 20 times a day - so fuking wot
alehouseboys Posted 25 February, 2012 Posted 25 February, 2012 Well if it helps hook out all the paedos, terrorists and DFCSBs then it's not all bad...
Dr Who? Posted 25 February, 2012 Posted 25 February, 2012 If they see the original things I type into a search, they will have a great laugh over my spelling! 'did you mean'
Dr Who? Posted 25 February, 2012 Posted 25 February, 2012 I just don't care what they do, just like I don't care if I'm filmed on CCTV 20 times a day - so fuking wot If you have nothing to hide, then there is never a problem, bit like the ID cards.
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