[LinuxUsers] Google and Privacy (renamed subject)

[David Kaiser]

Paul,  I don't think anyone is "flaming" you, but in general people
are critical of e-mails that contain random and non sequitur arguments,
so they usually write back to question statements which don't make
sense.  I've know I've sent out e-mails with opinionated or
non-justifiable comments and received similar responses.  The larger the
group, the more you have to explain yourself really well, and provide
background facts to justify your statements.

I see your suggestion to read your e-mails twice or maybe three times. 
Honestly, I don't have time for that.  Might I suggest that you try to
write an e-mail that I can read just once and obtain the full
understanding of what you wrote?  It would help by using line breaks and
paragraphs to show the logic and flow of your thoughts.  (See the one
long single line you wrote below to see why it's hard to read...)

Also, I'm curious, I use a Firefox plugin which blocks what Javascript
can be loaded from various sites, so I allow the Javascript to load from
'youtube.com' for example, but not for 'googleanalytics.com', since
I don't want my browser identification, etc. sending anything to Google
Analytics.   There might also be a plugin or firefox rule which blocks
the storage of, or periodically deletes the various Google tracking
cookies from the browser memory cache.

Do you use any of these techniques?  Do you go so far as to remove the
Google cookies during between browser sessions (or during a session) so
as to not contribute to a web search history that could be tied to your
browser?

It seems to me that Google tells you what information they store on your
machine and what they collect when you use their services.  If you are
armed with the right information you can remove that information from
your computer and cause them to start a new history on your new session
id.  This should allow you to use their services without having to have
so much concern about someone having a huge collection of your private
search history.

Just curious if you've tried those techniques, and what you thought of
them from a privacy perspective.

Thanks,

David


On 9/8/2008, "Paul Saenz" <downtoearthman at hotmail.com> wrote:

>My exact words were that my first reaction to Google is usually negative. I feel I must stress the word USUALLY!!! Usually means: not always. It leaves room for the fact that from time to time, I have a positive thought about Google. I must also stress the word FIRST reaction. That leave the possibility that at a second thought, I might also have a positive attitude about Google. As a matter of fact I started the paragraph saying that I actually had a positive reaction to Google Chrome, and I was impressed. That means that they have succeeded in boosting my confidence in their company, maybe a littler higher than in the past, which wasn't so extremely bad in the first place. I neither implied that they were some big evil corporation, nor did I think it. May I suggest that in the future, you read what I write twice, or maybe even three times. Take a deep breath between each reading, and try to actually understand what I am saying. Keep in mind that no matter how a person says something, it can be misconstrued. I am sure that you have personally experience that for yourself, as everyone has. Unless people have friendly intentions from the beginning, any discussion can easily descend into what you guys would call a flame war. With all due respect, those are some of the simple principals behind what is know as social graces. Now, if you will indulge me for just a moment, I hope that in the future, I can participate in a few discussion, and express my opinions from time to time. Otherwise, if you have something personally against me, please let me know, because I hate to be in a place where I am unwelcome, and I will humbly desist from participating in the discussions, and/or any socal LUG meetings.