Is Google Your Friend?

[DaveM]

We use the internet with not much thought as to what happens with the information we type into it. So this article is rather an interesting read.

So is Google your friend ?


https://moon-child.net/google-recording-everything-say-heres-hear-delete-recordings/

 

[Rocky]

I never heard about this until now and didn't know such a function existed.

 

[DaveM]

Just show how little we know about how our information is being used and stored. Not that there is much we can do about it unless we leave the internet completely and even then you cannot really be sure if what you do daily is not being track in other ways.

 

[Greyfell]

I refuse to use "Ask Google" or "Siri", after learning that those requests go out to the "cloud", get recorded, and send the desired information back. I will only use my web browser and type in my search request. I've gotten pretty good with my searches, because in the early 2000's Lycos and another search engine had an annual contest to help people learn to use search engines well, called "Cybersurfari."

Here is a brief description: CyberSurfari

 

[DaveM]

I refuse to use "Ask Google" or "Siri", after learning that those requests go out to the "cloud", get recorded, and send the desired information back. I will only use my web browser and type in my search request. I've gotten pretty good with my searches, because in the early 2000's Lycos and another search engine had an annual contest to help people learn to use search engines well, called "Cybersurfari."

Here is a brief description: CyberSurfari

Nice info on that link, thanks.

I find that with what I do I need to use search options all the time so Google has me pegged

 

[CarlS]

Just show how little we know about how our information is being used and stored. Not that there is much we can do about it unless we leave the internet completely and even then you cannot really be sure if what you do daily is not being track in other ways.

Dave knows full well if I consider Google my friend!

I refuse to use "Ask Google" or "Siri", after learning that those requests go out to the "cloud", get recorded, and send the desired information back. I will only use my web browser and type in my search request. I've gotten pretty good with my searches, because in the early 2000's Lycos and another search engine had an annual contest to help people learn to use search engines well, called "Cybersurfari."

Here is a brief description: CyberSurfari

I agree with you. I never use "Ask Google" or Siri" either - and have none of those voice activated controllers in my home!

 

[DaveM]

Dave knows full well if I consider Google my friend!

Your best friend at that