freenet.org.nz — Google's policy of storing everyone's search histories forever is causing concern amongst many, especially since Google stores a cookie on everyone's PC expiring in 2038. But at least one user is fighting back. His short and simple guide tells you how to set up any decent web browser so that it routes Google requests through an anonymous proxy
Aug 12, 2006 View in Crawl 4
kranklinAug 13, 2006
Uhm with a GMail account, google logging my searches is the least of my worries. Just think of all you email that is being "Logged"/stored on hotmail and etc.
vikingcoderAug 13, 2006
@pope7Here is the perfect USB drive to use - a steel wris****ch.<a class="user" href="http://www.edgetechcorp.com/usb-flash-drives/diskgo-combos-watch-dress.asp">http://www.edgetechcorp.com/usb-flash-drives/diskgo-combos-watch-dress.asp</a>Nothing says dedication like wearing an uncomfortable hunk of metal up my ass.
grimholtzAug 13, 2006
Dugg. Thanks for the tip -- especially <a class="user" href="http://foxyproxy.mozdev.org">http://foxyproxy.mozdev.org</a>
sweeterthnequalAug 13, 2006
I think it's a bit conceited of everyone to think that Google would even care what they're searching for. Unless you're some sort of threat, and you've searched for something so volatile that they could actually use it against you (really, no one would care to see a guy was looking at porn), you're probably not that important to them. Just saying...
macgeekguyAug 13, 2006
Not sure why this guy is getting dugg down. That's great advice... if you don't like the search company's policies, use another one. Vote with your feet... or in this case your clicks.
662662Aug 13, 2006
Check out:ttp://digg.com/security/Anonymous_Browsing_Tutorialfor simplified solution :D
twangoAug 13, 2006
Somehow I managed to use Google since it first appeared without Search Preferences. *Lots* of heavy subject searching, tens of thousands.Cookies are not required to do searches. What else does Google do that's so great?
twangoAug 13, 2006
Hey, yeah! And while you're at it, don't search for politically sensitive information! Don't search for information to help you understand what's really going on! What, you don't trust what they tell you to think?In fact, only search for "Disney" and "Hello, kitty", and you're golden!
duck1123Aug 15, 2006
It's a well established fact that Google has way more hard drives than they know what to do with. If you add up every search I've ever performed, the date/time, the links I've clicked, my IP address, User Agent info, and just about anything else since Google came out, it can't take up much more than a GB. A drop in the bucket to Google. I see no reason why a company that made it's make by caching the internet and buying the archive of the newsgroups couldn't spare a measly GB for me. (plus the 2.8 GB for my mail)
surfer6Aug 24, 2006
Or you can download the free tool G-Zapper to delete the cookie in IE and Firefox.<a class="user" href="http://www.dummysoftware.com/gzapper.html">http://www.dummysoftware.com/gzapper.html</a>
lostcnyAug 28, 2006
hmm now if people only stopped using google search for stuff like hacking PC's and stupid porn then maybe they wouldn't have to worry, or better yet next time you wanna build a bomb, don't search on google to get the instructions! derp! ;) dumb asses
himselfJan 9, 2007
*cough* *cough* scroogle.org *cough* *cough*