Google and new regulation

Reece · 08-16-20, 11:12 PM

I wasn't aware but it seems that when you use google, personal info is being sent to News Media, this may only concern Australians but thought I'd mention it here in case it effects others (or other countries).
Talk about "Big Brother watching"!!

https://about.google/intl/ALL_au/goo...=middleslot-p2

Gerald · 08-16-20, 11:32 PM

Data collection, personal information of various search engine companies, authorities has been going on for many years. Some of these sell this on to another party. In addition, the authorities also want to know what habits and what you visit, the companies on their part then want to adapt to direct hard marketing to the user, however, there are methods to hide their presence and basically "sweep" the tracks away from their own activity, and thus you and others hide your activity on clearnet. No more "big brother watching".

Reece · 08-17-20, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Vendor

there are methods to hide their presence and basically "sweep" the tracks away from their own activity, and thus you and others hide your activity on clear net. No more "big brother watching".

Please point the way Vendor!

Gerald · 08-17-20, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Reece

Please point the way Vendor!

PM inbound!

Jimbuna · 08-17-20, 04:13 AM

Get a good VPN

vienna · 08-17-20, 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Get a good VPN

Even a VPN is not all that really secure:

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What VPNs Do and Don’t Do

Usually, when a VPN routes your traffic through a server, the connection is encrypted, meaning that only you and the server can decrypt the traffic. This can be useful in a lot of situations—like when you’re using public WiFi—because it means that no one, from your Internet service provider to the network owner to any hacker can see any of the information you send over the network.

What a VPN doesn’t do is protect you from insecure websites (websites without a security certificate). A VPN doesn’t protect you if you submit information to an unencrypted site or accidentally download malware. In short, a VPN protects you in transit from one site to the next but can’t protect you from any actions you take at your destination site.

Do VPNs Actually Protect Your Privacy? --

https://securityboulevard.com/2019/1...our-privacy-2/

Caveat Emptor...

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08-16-20, 11:12 PM	#1
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,688 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Google and new regulation I wasn't aware but it seems that when you use google, personal info is being sent to News Media, this may only concern Australians but thought I'd mention it here in case it effects others (or other countries). Talk about "Big Brother watching"!! https://about.google/intl/ALL_au/goo...=middleslot-p2 __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

08-16-20, 11:32 PM	#2
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Data collection, personal information of various search engine companies, authorities has been going on for many years. Some of these sell this on to another party. In addition, the authorities also want to know what habits and what you visit, the companies on their part then want to adapt to direct hard marketing to the user, however, there are methods to hide their presence and basically "sweep" the tracks away from their own activity, and thus you and others hide your activity on clearnet. No more "big brother watching". __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

08-17-20, 04:13 AM	#5
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Get a good VPN __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!