Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Last Day to Save Yourself From Google's New "Privacy" Policy!

Gizmodo provides a helpful guide to clearing your web history before their new privacy policy goes into effect (March 1st).  The new policy affects data going forward as well as data they have collected in the past. Clearing your web history now and preventing collection of it in the future is a good way to limit the amount of information gathered about you by Google.

 Note: Once you have cleared your web history the history is paused - you don't need to do anything else to stop web history information from being collected. You actually have to unpause it to allow the data gathering. I have no intention of enabling it!
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 29, 2012 at 2:27 PM

    I did this and then spent quite a bit of time googling the Mich Lottery, which kept 'delaying' access due to heavy traffic, so my new list would look like that of a compulsive gambler. Good to know that they won't be collecting any more info for their advertisers.

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  2. JoeMarch 4, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    Thanks for the tip:)

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