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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.
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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.

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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. 

Posted
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 

Posted
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.

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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

Posted
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.

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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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