We never really question the privacy issue when signing up for another Google-service, do we? #google #privacy

Posted on | December 15, 2009 | No Comments

Over at Slashdot, a user named hubert.lepicki has posted the following query, that has sparked an interesting discussion that is well worth checking out. We never really question these issues when signing up for another google-service, do we?

I use Google all the time. I keep two GMail tabs open when I’m online (one is private, another is a corporate account), I use Google search, and recently I switched to the Chromium browser. Google’s services are fast, easy to use and usually reliable. At the same time, I know Google is tracking everything I do; I can see it in search results or their ads on web pages, which tend to match my interests. After the recent post by Mozilla’s community director suggesting Bing has a better privacy policy (a response to questionable comments from Google CEO Eric Schmidt), I started to… ‘google’ ways of keeping my private data safe while browsing and using Google services. The results weren’t very helpful, so I ask you, Slashdotters: how do I stay anonymous to Google while using their services?

Read or join the discussion here.

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