I googled: "The Times 0(...)" and it completed the sentence...

[Buffer Overflow]

google is smarter than you think.  if you want to see it in the results, they will try and show it to you.   hard to explain how or why in one sentence but.. they're watching you.

Yes. This is why it is critical people stop using Google stuff ASAP.

[Carlton Banks]

google is smarter than you think.  if you want to see it in the results, they will try and show it to you.   hard to explain how or why in one sentence but.. they're watching you.

Yes. This is why it is critical people stop using Google stuff ASAP.

Apparently, the huge amount of infrastructure and resources that go/went into Google Search over the years is not only financially self-sustaining, but actually profitable. And their only revenue stream is from their advertisers. Ditto Youtube. What their story is with Android, I have no idea (subsidized by the left over profits from the advertising?). If you find all that hard to believe, you might reasonably wonder: "so, where could all the money to pay their employees be coming from?"

[R2D221]

I don't get how Google showing me personalized results automatically means they're evil. Also, I have used DuckDuckGo and it never gives me useful results.

[herzmeister]

#filterbubble

[Buffer Overflow]

I don't get how Google showing me personalized results automatically means they're evil. Also, I have used DuckDuckGo and it never gives me useful results.

They aren't necessarily evil. It's just you have nothing to gain, but everything to lose, from them having MASSIVE amounts of data on their very accurate profile they've built of you.

[R2D221]

I don't get how Google showing me personalized results automatically means they're evil. Also, I have used DuckDuckGo and it never gives me useful results.

They aren't necessarily evil. It's just you have nothing to gain, but everything to lose, from them having MASSIVE amounts of data on their very accurate profile they've built of you.

You're wrong. I do have something to gain: personalized, more accurate results. Yes, it's not comparable, but it's not nothing either.

[roslinpl]

I don't get how Google showing me personalized results automatically means they're evil. Also, I have used DuckDuckGo and it never gives me useful results.

They are not evil. They are just affected to the big data

I don't see Google as something evil but there are ways to use their data in evil way (well .. you can use holy water in evil way too,  so that's something to be worried about)

Best regards.

[Buffer Overflow]

I don't get how Google showing me personalized results automatically means they're evil. Also, I have used DuckDuckGo and it never gives me useful results.

They aren't necessarily evil. It's just you have nothing to gain, but everything to lose, from them having MASSIVE amounts of data on their very accurate profile they've built of you.

You're wrong. I do have something to gain: personalized, more accurate results. Yes, it's not comparable, but it's not nothing either.

Okay I agree it's not nothing, but do you really need personalized results?
I cope perfectly fine without them.

[pooya87]

Interesting, to get Google to auto-complete with:
The times 03/jan/2009 chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks
You only need to type "The Times 0".

i am sorry bot i see the same result as everyone else
i did the search on my virtual machine with a fresh windows xp on it!

[franky1]

I don't get how Google showing me personalized results automatically means they're evil. Also, I have used DuckDuckGo and it never gives me useful results.

lets say you searched for diamond rings.. 2 months later you get a phone call from a scammer who has bought your search data to find out people with above average income to afford such things

lets say you searched for bitcoin. .. 2 months later you got a email from a scammer that bought your data to find people that may own bitcoin. the email contains a trojan

lets say you searched for a medical condition you might have.. 2 months later your medical insurance provider cancels your insurance unless you pay a higher premium because they believe you have a medical condition you did not disclose..

the point is:
personalized results within your own browser is not evil.. but what they do with your data behind your back, without you knowing is...

[Buffer Overflow]

I don't get how Google showing me personalized results automatically means they're evil. Also, I have used DuckDuckGo and it never gives me useful results.

lets say you searched for diamond rings.. 2 months later you get a phone call from a scammer who has bought your search data to find out people with above average income to afford such things

lets say you searched for bitcoin. .. 2 months later you got a email from a scammer that bought your data to find people that may own bitcoin. the email contains a trojan

lets say you searched for a medical condition you might have.. 2 months later your medical insurance provider cancels your insurance unless you pay a higher premium because they believe you have a medical condition you did not disclose..

the point is:
personalized results within your own browser is not evil.. but what they do with your data behind your back, without you knowing is...

Or maybe a friend of yours is suffering from depression. You do a search online to learn more about it.
A year later, your life insurance policy is refused because you might be depressed and high risk.

The list of things is really endless.....

[alani123]

You could also try incognito browsing. It's like starting a new session every time, no personalised results.

[redsn0w]

You could also try incognito browsing. It's like starting a new session every time, no personalised results.

I have tried to use incognito browser (chrome and firefox) and it gives me always "the times 03/jan/2009 chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks". Maybe I should stop to use google and find another 'motor' like duckduckgo.

[Jeremycoin]

You could also try incognito browsing. It's like starting a new session every time, no personalised results.

I have tried to use incognito browser (chrome and firefox) and it gives me always "the times 03/jan/2009 chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks". Maybe I should stop to use google and find another 'motor' like duckduckgo.

When I tried the search it in the incognito browser it still gives me "The Times 0f india"

[nachoig]

Typical behavior of Google. It customizes the results according to what they think that can be interesting for you.

http://dontbubble.us/

[rich93]

I don't get how Google showing me personalized results automatically means they're evil. Also, I have used DuckDuckGo and it never gives me useful results.

lets say you searched for diamond rings.. 2 months later you get a phone call from a scammer who has bought your search data to find out people with above average income to afford such things

lets say you searched for bitcoin. .. 2 months later you got a email from a scammer that bought your data to find people that may own bitcoin. the email contains a trojan

lets say you searched for a medical condition you might have.. 2 months later your medical insurance provider cancels your insurance unless you pay a higher premium because they believe you have a medical condition you did not disclose..

the point is:
personalized results within your own browser is not evil.. but what they do with your data behind your back, without you knowing is...

I gave Google my phone number and it said they would not share it with anyone. I had not given that number to any other websites or companies, but found myself being bombarded with sales calls right after Google got it. I'm sure they sold it to someone, but I can't prove a thing because they would say it's only a coincidence.

What they do with your data behind your back, without you knowing is evil.

[Meuh6879]

You could also try incognito browsing. It's like starting a new session every time, no personalised results.

seriously ... people really trust in a "private" mode of a browser ?
it's ridiculous.

search data are build on :
- IP
- number of connexions per day
- number of word in search
- type of word used in the question
- build of the question
- speed of the typing
- use of the "enter" key or the automated search or plugin search (of the browser)
- ID transmit if people are connected with ... (really ?   )

[alani123]

You could also try incognito browsing. It's like starting a new session every time, no personalised results.

seriously ... people really trust in a "private" mode of a browser ?
it's ridiculous.

search data are build on :
- IP
- number of connexions per day
- number of word in search
- type of word used in the question
- build of the question
- speed of the typing
- use of the "enter" key or the automated search or plugin search (of the browser)
- ID transmit if people are connected with ... (really ?   )

I'm not saying that it's safe, not at all actually. All I'm just saying that personalised search results within it should be minimal.

[Buffer Overflow]

Maybe I should stop to use google and find another 'motor' like duckduckgo.

Well, give it a try for a week or two. You've got nothing to lose.