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infinite monkey · 03-14-2012, 09:32 AM

What's weird...yesterday I was emailing from my google account, kidding about becoming a dog pooper scooper. Next to the inbox list there is a "learn more about..." section and it had listed "pooper scooper."

Now how in the heck does google know about that? They even snake your gmail? That's unsettling to me.

What happens if I have email sex? "Learn more about...heaving bosom." "Learn more about...turgid pillar of manhood."

Yeesh.

limey · 03-14-2012, 10:03 AM

I long ago gave up the idea that anything do online is ever confidential in any way ....

Blueflare · 03-14-2012, 10:33 AM

That's weird, Google apparently doesn't think I'm anything in particular. Unless I am missing something on that page that supposedly tells you who Google thinks you are.
Anyway, I don't really imagine that stuff online is truly private either. To be honest you'd have to be crazy to think that it is.

infinite monkey · 03-14-2012, 10:40 AM

Once I made a joke on gmail. Next thing I knew...the whole world was laughing!

Sundae · 03-14-2012, 11:44 AM

Just dropping in to say hi.
I've come to my brother's to check on a delivery, so I'm in and out. Got to get back home to change the cats over.

Tried to hook up the router yesterday. Grrrrr. I feel like some silly '40s housewife who is confused by these thingamijigs called plugs and cables... The instructions make it look so easy, but of course what I have in my house looks nothing like the illustrations. So I have had to ask Stevo to come round at the weekend to sort it out. Which is embarrassing.

The 'rents are home tomorrow midnight and I will be back online sometime before Monday.

Try not to elect Santorum in my absence, mmm-kay?

ZenGum · 03-14-2012, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by infinite monkey

What's weird...yesterday I was emailing from my google account, kidding about becoming a dog pooper scooper. Next to the inbox list there is a "learn more about..." section and it had listed "pooper scooper."

Now how in the heck does google know about that? They even snake your gmail? That's unsettling to me.

What happens if I have email sex? "Learn more about...heaving bosom." "Learn more about...turgid pillar of manhood."

Yeesh.

Umm ... that was always Gmail's business plan. Scan your emails for keywords and provide targeted advertising, bill the advertisers. How else does a free email service get so damn rich?
Google and facebook work on the same principle.
The recent change is that they are now cross-referencing the information from google, gmail, youtube etc to build a fuller picture of you, for better targeting of ads.

Nothing on line is private. Sometimes a bit hard for Joe Public to see, but the companies that run these services have you in their databases.

If you don't want to share it with the world, don't post it online anywhere.

HungLikeJesus · 03-14-2012, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Why can't google imagine I'm a 22 year old supermodel with a great personality and my own animal sanctuary?

I imagine that you're a 22-year-old model (but just a regular model, with no super powers), with a great personality and your own sanctuary full of edible animals.

Please don't destroy my fantasy.

monster · 03-15-2012, 10:16 AM

I want not to want this thing so badly.....

infinite monkey · 03-15-2012, 10:33 AM

I don't either. What thing?

My mom and I took a painting class last night. Well, that isn't my hidden talent.

1) baton twirling--scratch
2) dance--scratch
3) unbelievably rich--scratch
4) black--scratch
5) singing--scratch

Sorry Ma.

There's still comedy.

Nirvana · 03-15-2012, 10:08 PM

pyramid apricot ale is da bomb!

Blueflare · 03-16-2012, 09:59 AM

Today I bought a Toblerone and I am going to eat the entire thing myself because I'm a grown up and I can do whatever I want.
I'm also an only child who never learned to share.

HungLikeJesus · 03-16-2012, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I don't either. What thing?

My mom and I took a painting class last night. Well, that isn't my hidden talent.

Can you come paint my house?

infinite monkey · 03-16-2012, 10:06 AM

Did I mention that my trees were brilliant but when I had to paint the little waterwheel building it looked like a thatch hut in Africa?

So you don't want me to paint your house. I might get a pretty good likeness of your face, though. Send me a picture!

Spexxvet · 03-16-2012, 03:57 PM

I've been taking care of this guy's eyeglass needs for 10 years, and today I found out that he played 3 years for the Eagles, from '70 to '73.

HungLikeJesus · 03-16-2012, 04:33 PM

Is that a football team or a band?

03-14-2012, 10:03 AM	#2867
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I long ago gave up the idea that anything do online is ever confidential in any way .... __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

03-14-2012, 10:33 AM	#2868
Blueflare Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 130	That's weird, Google apparently doesn't think I'm anything in particular. Unless I am missing something on that page that supposedly tells you who Google thinks you are. Anyway, I don't really imagine that stuff online is truly private either. To be honest you'd have to be crazy to think that it is. __________________ "Never trust quotes you find on the internet." - Abraham Lincoln

03-14-2012, 11:44 AM	#2870
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Just dropping in to say hi. I've come to my brother's to check on a delivery, so I'm in and out. Got to get back home to change the cats over. Tried to hook up the router yesterday. Grrrrr. I feel like some silly '40s housewife who is confused by these thingamijigs called plugs and cables... The instructions make it look so easy, but of course what I have in my house looks nothing like the illustrations. So I have had to ask Stevo to come round at the weekend to sort it out. Which is embarrassing. The 'rents are home tomorrow midnight and I will be back online sometime before Monday. Try not to elect Santorum in my absence, mmm-kay? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-15-2012, 10:16 AM	#2873
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I want not to want this thing so badly..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-15-2012, 10:08 PM	#2875
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	pyramid apricot ale is da bomb! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

03-14-2012, 09:32 AM	#2866
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	What's weird...yesterday I was emailing from my google account, kidding about becoming a dog pooper scooper. Next to the inbox list there is a "learn more about..." section and it had listed "pooper scooper." Now how in the heck does google know about that? They even snake your gmail? That's unsettling to me. What happens if I have email sex? "Learn more about...heaving bosom." "Learn more about...turgid pillar of manhood." Yeesh.

03-14-2012, 10:40 AM	#2869
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Once I made a joke on gmail. Next thing I knew...the whole world was laughing!

03-15-2012, 10:33 AM	#2874
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	I don't either. What thing? My mom and I took a painting class last night. Well, that isn't my hidden talent. 1) baton twirling--scratch 2) dance--scratch 3) unbelievably rich--scratch 4) black--scratch 5) singing--scratch Sorry Ma. There's still comedy.

03-16-2012, 09:59 AM	#2876
Blueflare Hand-of-Kindness Extender Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Suffolk, UK Posts: 130	Today I bought a Toblerone and I am going to eat the entire thing myself because I'm a grown up and I can do whatever I want. I'm also an only child who never learned to share. __________________ "Never trust quotes you find on the internet." - Abraham Lincoln

03-16-2012, 10:06 AM	#2878
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Did I mention that my trees were brilliant but when I had to paint the little waterwheel building it looked like a thatch hut in Africa? So you don't want me to paint your house. I might get a pretty good likeness of your face, though. Send me a picture!

03-16-2012, 03:57 PM	#2879
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	I've been taking care of this guy's eyeglass needs for 10 years, and today I found out that he played 3 years for the Eagles, from '70 to '73. __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

03-16-2012, 04:33 PM	#2880
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Is that a football team or a band? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

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