Comments on: Google’s New ‘My (not so private) Search History’ http://www.googletutor.com/2005/04/21/not-so-private-google-my-search-history/ Your how-to guide for Google with Google tutorials, tips for using Google and advice. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:07:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dan Dascalescu http://www.googletutor.com/2005/04/21/not-so-private-google-my-search-history/#comment-250 Dan Dascalescu Sat, 07 May 2005 08:30:21 +0000 http://www.googletutor.com/2005/04/21/not-so-private-google-my-search-history/#comment-250 Although Google lets you disable the Search History, they still collect it behind the scenes: "However, as is common practice in the industry, Google maintains a separate logs system for auditing purposes and to help us improve the quality of our services for users." (http://www.google.com/searchhistory/privacyfaq.html) They do this using a set of cookies which you can easily disable if you use Proxomitron. Proxomitron itself is a wonderful software to have (http://www.proxomitron.info). Once you installed it, right click its icon in the system tray, choose "Add to Clockfile" -> BanCookies and type "http://www.google.com/search*" in the edit box. After that, click the system tray icon of Proxomitron, click Headers and check the Out box next to "Cookie: kill a cookie (out)" Although Google lets you disable the Search History, they still collect it behind the scenes:

“However, as is common practice in the industry, Google maintains a separate logs system for auditing purposes and to help us improve the quality of our services for users.”

(http://www.google.com/searchhistory/privacyfaq.html)

They do this using a set of cookies which you can easily disable if you use Proxomitron. Proxomitron itself is a wonderful software to have (http://www.proxomitron.info). Once you installed it, right click its icon in the system tray, choose “Add to Clockfile” -> BanCookies and type “http://www.google.com/search*” in the edit box. After that, click the system tray icon of Proxomitron, click Headers and check the Out box next to “Cookie: kill a cookie (out)”

]]> By: David http://www.googletutor.com/2005/04/21/not-so-private-google-my-search-history/#comment-216 David Fri, 22 Apr 2005 11:44:29 +0000 http://www.googletutor.com/2005/04/21/not-so-private-google-my-search-history/#comment-216 I dont see the "Search My history" link. I am logged in and looking on the google home page? I dont see the “Search My history” link. I am logged in and looking on the google home page?

]]> By: Rama-o-Rama http://www.googletutor.com/2005/04/21/not-so-private-google-my-search-history/#comment-208 Rama-o-Rama Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:29:34 +0000 http://www.googletutor.com/2005/04/21/not-so-private-google-my-search-history/#comment-208 It's up to the user what is to be used. No privacy issues have been up till now (though keep in mind that the service is still nascent). Good luck...and take a peek at yourself at the end of the day...it will make a nice personal log! It’s up to the user what is to be used.

No privacy issues have been up till now (though keep in mind that the service is still nascent).

Good luck…and take a peek at yourself at the end of the day…it will make a nice personal log!

]]> By: Mark http://www.googletutor.com/2005/04/21/not-so-private-google-my-search-history/#comment-207 Mark Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:43:48 +0000 http://www.googletutor.com/2005/04/21/not-so-private-google-my-search-history/#comment-207 Actually, I don't believe that is true. I did nothing and when I went to My Search History is was already tracking. Actually, I don’t believe that is true. I did nothing and when I went to My Search History is was already tracking.

]]> By: snobum http://www.googletutor.com/2005/04/21/not-so-private-google-my-search-history/#comment-206 snobum Thu, 21 Apr 2005 14:47:10 +0000 http://www.googletutor.com/2005/04/21/not-so-private-google-my-search-history/#comment-206 This article makes it sound like all gmail users will automatically be tracked, which is not true. You must opt in to this service like any other google service. This article makes it sound like all gmail users will automatically be tracked, which is not true. You must opt in to this service like any other google service.

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