Lawdog Dago Dom Posted October 7, 2024 Posted October 7, 2024 Also from Kim Komando. Google Maps and reviews By default, any reviews you’ve left on Google — even just to give a restaurant five stars — are public and attached to your profile. When someone clicks on any of your reviews, they’ll be able to see all the other ones you’ve left. That’s basically a public record of where you’ve been (and when you hated the curry). No bueno. Here’s how to turn off this sharing: Open the Google Maps app. Click your profile picture in the top right. Scroll to Settings and click Personal content. Under Profile Settings, slide the toggle off next to Show your posts on your profile.
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted October 7, 2024 Posted October 7, 2024 12 minutes ago, Lawdog Dago Dom said: Also from Kim Komando. Google Maps and reviews By default, any reviews you’ve left on Google — even just to give a restaurant five stars — are public and attached to your profile. When someone clicks on any of your reviews, they’ll be able to see all the other ones you’ve left. That’s basically a public record of where you’ve been (and when you hated the curry). No bueno. Here’s how to turn off this sharing: Open the Google Maps app. Click your profile picture in the top right. Scroll to Settings and click Personal content. Under Profile Settings, slide the toggle off next to Show your posts on your profile. I'm guessing, since it mentions an APP, that this is for a smartphone. I don't have one, but thanks for thinking of us.
Pat Riot Posted October 7, 2024 Posted October 7, 2024 I have a simple solution to Google tracking. I don’t use it. Even when I locked out all my personal info on Google they somehow would unlock it whenever there was an update or a change to their system. I got tired of playing games with them and removed all of their apps, except Maps, from my smartphone. I left Maps on there in case Apple Navigator went down. I haven’t needed Google maps in 2 years. I should just delete that app too.
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 7, 2024 Posted October 7, 2024 3 hours ago, Pat Riot said: I have a simple solution to Google tracking. I don’t use it. Even when I locked out all my personal info on Google they somehow would unlock it whenever there was an update or a change to their system. I got tired of playing games with them and removed all of their apps, except Maps, from my smartphone. I left Maps on there in case Apple Navigator went down. I haven’t needed Google maps in 2 years. I should just delete that app too. I use Duck Duck Go No tracking
John Kloehr Posted October 7, 2024 Posted October 7, 2024 1 hour ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: I use Duck Duck Go No tracking But whatever site you go to does kick in the tracking. Google generally knows who you are within 4 clicks. Even if google does not know your name, address, employment, credit rating, etc., it still owns you are "uniquely" you. Sometimes google gets it a bit wrong, for instance some ads I see are clearly indicated for my lady and ads she sees are obviously for me; this is an artifact of sharing a wifi connection. Bill Joy got it right when he said "you have no privacy." FWIW, at least doing what you can to have some degree of privacy does send a message, send it.
Rye Miles #13621 Posted October 7, 2024 Posted October 7, 2024 16 minutes ago, John Kloehr said: But whatever site you go to does kick in the tracking. Google generally knows who you are within 4 clicks. Even if google does not know your name, address, employment, credit rating, etc., it still owns you are "uniquely" you. Sometimes google gets it a bit wrong, for instance some ads I see are clearly indicated for my lady and ads she sees are obviously for me; this is an artifact of sharing a wifi connection. Bill Joy got it right when he said "you have no privacy." FWIW, at least doing what you can to have some degree of privacy does send a message, send it. I get no ads following me with DDG
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted October 7, 2024 Posted October 7, 2024 30 minutes ago, John Kloehr said: Sometimes google gets it a bit wrong, for instance some ads I see are clearly indicated for my lady and ads she sees are obviously for me; this is an artifact of sharing a wifi connection. On Chrome, I have AdBlock and Adblock Plus, and no ads. Even on youtube. They're free, too.
John Kloehr Posted October 7, 2024 Posted October 7, 2024 9 minutes ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said: On Chrome, I have AdBlock and Adblock Plus, and no ads. Even on youtube. They're free, too. I assure you google still has uniquely identified you, but not seeing the ads is a good thing. Another forum I am on just expanded advertising, taking up a full third of the page. I'm about to send a PM to the forum owner. It is too much! This said, it occurs to me to call out @Misty Moonshine for not turning this forum into a monetized piece of garbage. Thank you!
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