advancebooking Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 The following article is interesting if you have ever thought about privacy issues when using Google whilst your based in Thailand. https://www.propublica.org/article/google-has-quietly-dropped-ban-on-personally-identifiable-web-tracking The most important paragraph is: ''To opt-out of Google's identified tracking, visit the Activity controls on Google's My Account page, and uncheck the box next to "Include Chrome browsing history and activity from websites and apps that use Google services." You can also delete past activity from your account.'' I clicked on the link and its asking me to sign in. I have never created a Google account but I have a gmail account. Does this mean that Google is not tracking my user activity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Moving to the IT forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 Quote I have never created a Google account but I have a gmail account. Then you have a Google Account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 4 hours ago, Chicog said: Then you have a Google Account. Yup, indeed he does. Everything Google now seems lumped together in on big box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony5 Posted October 24, 2016 Share Posted October 24, 2016 When I exit Big C I used to get a message on my phone that said, should take about 10 minutes to get home, <deleted> hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 15 hours ago, Chicog said: Then you have a Google Account. But if you never sign in and it was originally created at a different location presumably they are just collecting "anonymous data" - ie they have no identity to put to it other than the ip address? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 15 minutes ago, topt said: But if you never sign in and it was originally created at a different location presumably they are just collecting "anonymous data" - ie they have no identity to put to it other than the ip address? If you're on an Android phone you are generally signed into Google. The easiest way to confirm is just to open Gmail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicog Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 10 hours ago, Anthony5 said: When I exit Big C I used to get a message on my phone that said, should take about 10 minutes to get home, <deleted> hate it. Yes, Google Now I think it is; always tells me how long it's going to take me to get to work, along with the route. Hasn't worked out in a year that I always stop off in my satellite office first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Chicog said: If you're on an Android phone you are generally signed into Google. The easiest way to confirm is just to open Gmail. No hab gmail! - the phone was originally set up for someone else If I go into gmail or google setting it keeps asking me to sign in with either a new or existing account Edited October 25, 2016 by topt addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
advancebooking Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 1 hour ago, topt said: But if you never sign in and it was originally created at a different location presumably they are just collecting "anonymous data" - ie they have no identity to put to it other than the ip address? This is a valid point. I have a gmail account but when I clicked on one of the links in that article the google page suggest that I have to log in to change the settings. Thus, if Im logged into gmail but NOT logged into google then can I presume that they are not tracking my data? Can anyone confirm this?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siam2007 Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 I strictly separate what I do on my Android phone (where it is unavoidable to share data and leave traces) and on my Comp. I never use gmail or chrome on Comp, mostly duckduckgo as search engine (poor results though) and Europe-based tutamail.com, where you don't need a phone number to register, as my web based email address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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