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Public Or Private: Keeping Google From Being 'Evil'

Posted January 30, 2012 8:45 AM

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Google announced plans to adjust its privacy policy in order to allow the company to merge user data across email, social networking and other services. So what exactly are the problems, and potential benefits, for this change in the policy of one of the world's largest tech companies.

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Re: Public Or Private: Keeping Google From Being 'Evil'

01/31/2012 10:58 AM

No problem. I clicked the link to see what Google knows about me. Here's what they had to offer:

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Perhaps the real question is, why do people enable the cookies? Or why don't they disable them? My browsing experiences are not deleteriously affected by the lack of cookies.

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01/31/2012 1:42 PM

mmmm.... cookies.

I'll take some milk with that.

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02/01/2012 5:41 PM

Ok here is a fun one I am a 24 year old electrical engineering Co-Op/ Programmer/ Student lets see what google thinks I am...


Your categories Below you can review a summary of the interests and inferred demographics that Google has associated with your cookie. You can remove or edit your categories at any time.

Arts & Entertainment - TV & Video - Online Video

Autos & Vehicles

Business & Industrial - Aerospace & Defense - Space Technology

Business & Industrial - Energy & Utilities - Renewable & Alternative Energy

Computers & Electronics - Electronics & Electrical - Data Sheets & Electronics Reference

Computers & Electronics - Electronics & Electrical - Electronic Components

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We infer your age and gender based on the websites you've visited. You can remove or edit these at any time.

Age: 65+

Gender: Male

I just hope Google puts me out there as a 65+ Aerospace Engineer/ EE/ Mechanic who enjoys art and entertainment in fact I encourage them to tell every head hunter in the US thats what I am. I would be more then happy with the raise lol.

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