Seven ways to keep your search history private

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=8658

Regards - Charles

 

Turning off Google cookies is not a very good thing to do particularly since most (including me) use Google services. It's a small price to pay for their knowing my searches. Frankly, I think we're getting far too paranoid about spying, especially cookies. For the most part, cookies serve a valuable purpose and I generally allow them with a few exceptions.

 

Google Logs New Data Privacy Policy

http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2007/03/google_logs_new.html

Regards - Charles

 

Thanks for this thread, Charles!

I'm going to give the ixquick metasearch engine a try for awhile (as mentioned in Tip No. 4 of the PC Advisor article you linked in your first post) and see how it compares to Google results for the same searches. I am also now blocking Google cookies according to Tip No. 2 since I don't use any of Google's other services.

Extracted from ixquick's privacy info page:

Thanks again!

 

Ah... well there you go! Google are going to accommodate me so whatever small concerns I may have had are even less now that I've read this. Really, the only way to be perfectly safe is to disconnect from the internet entirely. We should also give up use of all credit cards, stop using cordless and cell phones and make certain that all purchases are with cash only.

I just think we've taken this way too far.

 

Hi James,

Come on now, some proportionality here

Its not all or nothing, its about getting bureaucracies, public or private, to examine whats needed to do their job without this wholesale need to know everything about you, whether the motivation is making money or national security.

Regards - Charles