Not sure about Google

[Undertoad]

Here's the sort of thing to be paranoid about:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57...sites-visited/

Hawaii's legislature is weighing an unprecedented proposal to curb the privacy of Aloha State residents: requiring Internet providers to keep track of every Web site their customers visit.

Its House of Representatives has scheduled a hearing this morning on a new bill (PDF) requiring the creation of virtual dossiers on state residents. The measure, H.B. 2288, says "Internet destination history information" and "subscriber's information" such as name and address must be saved for two years.

But actually, no need to be paranoid about it after all... it'll be struck down as unconstitutional, if it ever does pass. Moronic state legislators are always making news with their moronic ideas of what good law is.

[Lamplighter]

Agreed
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Agreed

[glatt]

It's kind of amusing to see how Google has you pegged.
Go to https://www.google.com/settings/ads/onweb/
and make sure you are logged in to Google.

For me:

Your categories
Below you can review the interests and inferred demographics that Google has associated with your cookie. You can remove or edit these at any time.
Arts & Entertainment - Movies
Arts & Entertainment - Movies - Classic Films - Silent Films
Beauty & Fitness - Body Art
Business & Industrial
Computers & Electronics
Shopping - Apparel


Your demographics
We infer your age and gender based on the websites you've visited. You can remove or edit these at any time.
Age: 45-54
Gender: Male

I recently looked up Heidi Klum's Halloween costumes to show my wife when I heard Heidi and Seal were splitting. So that may be the body art connection. and I looked up Metropolis for some reason recently. So that's the silent movies. I'm only 44, so it offends me that they have me lumped in with the higher age group, but *shrug*.

[Undertoad]

They have me as 25-34 and interested in Beauty and Fitness as well.

This proves that nobody at Google is looking at my pics.

[classicman]

No interest or demographic categories are associated with your ads preferences so far.

If you want to persist* your opt-out of interest-based ads from all NAI member companies, you can install the Keep My Opt-Outs plugin.

*love the use of "persist" here

Lotta text, but none of the info like you display. I'm logged into gmail. Am I missing something?

[Pete Zicato]

They're pretty much spot on for me. Interest in technology and computer programming. Interest in movies. But it thinks I'm in the 25-34 age group.

Maybe it's averaging out my real age and the fact that I act like I'm 12.

[infinite monkey]

It thinks I'm a BOYYYYYYY.


Business & Industrial
Computers & Electronics
Games - Online Games
News - Broadcast & Network News
Shopping - Apparel
World Localities - North America - USA - Midwest (USA) - Ohio


Your demographics
We infer your age and gender based on the websites you've visited. You can remove or edit these at any time.
Age: 35-44
Gender: Male

[classicman]

I'm logged into Gmail. Am I missing something?

[Pete Zicato]

Originally Posted by classicman

I'm logged into Gmail. Am I missing something?

Click on the link in Glatt's post #93

[classicman]

I did and this is what I got:

Ads on the web
Make the ads you see on the web more interesting
Many websites, such as news sites and blogs, partner with us to show ads to their visitors. To see ads that are more related to you and your interests, edit the categories below, which are based on sites you have recently visited. Learn More

Your interests are associated with an advertising cookie that's stored in your browser. If you don't want us to store your interests, you can opt out below. Your ads preferences only apply in this browser on this computer. They are reset if you delete your browser's cookies.
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Your categories and demographics
No interest or demographic categories are associated with your ads preferences so far. You can add or edit interests and demographics at any time.

Your cookie
Google stores the following information in a cookie to associate your ads preferences with the browser you're using:
id=(xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

Visit the Advertising and Privacy page of our Privacy Center to learn more.

Google is a participating member of the Network Advertising Initiative and follows the industry privacy standards for online advertising. You can opt out of this cookie, as well as other companies' cookies used for interest-based ads, by visiting the aboutads.info choices page. If you want to persist your opt-out of interest-based ads from all NAI member companies, you can install the Keep My Opt-Outs plugin.

Google may use your Google account information, such as items you +1'd on Google websites and across the web, to personalize content and ads on non-Google websites. If you'd like to control how you see +1 recommendations from people you know, and how your +1 recommendations are shown to others, please visit the +1 button settings page.

[footfootfoot]

I get the same thing classic. I think it's because I routinely delete my cookies

[Clodfobble]

Computers & Electronics - Software - Operating Systems - Linux & Unix
Computers & Electronics - Software - Operating Systems - Windows OS
Home & Garden - Home Furnishings - Clocks
World Localities - North America - USA - Texas


Your demographics

Age: 35-44
Gender: Female

The clocks thing is from the last few days, I was researching a sunrise clock for Minifob. And the Linux/Unix stuff is Mr. Clod using my system when he's on call, not me. But I don't ever bother to delete my cookies, so I'm not sure why this is all it can come up with for me. I am an enigma they just can't pigeonhole!

[footfootfoot]

Google thinks I'm a teenager living in my parents basement.

[classicman]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

Google thinks I'm living in my parents basement.

Google thinks you're tw? just kidding, but I gotta admit
his would be an interesting one to see.

[Flint]

No interest or demographic categories are associated with your ads preferences so far.

I delete everything, every time I close a browser. I run ccleaner every time before I log out of a profile.