[GRLUG] NOT LINUX

[John-Thomas Richards]

On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 01:44:46PM -0500, L. V. Lammert wrote:
> At 01:36 PM 9/10/2012, Richard Nienhuis wrote:
> >I'm pretty sure Comcast will sell whatever they think they can
> >make a profit on.  I'm a more willing to believe that google will
> >have a decent system to anonymize the data they collect.
> 
> Well, .. there some simple ways to reduce the level Google can snoop:
> 
>         * FF/NoScript (block all Google JS - *ESPECIALLY* google-analytics)
>         * Use FF Private Browsing Mode by default
>         * Use ssh/ssl for as many connections as possible
>         * Be *SURE* Google JS and cookies are turned off when using
> Google search engines
> 
> Otherwise, Google owns your browsing history.

If Google controls the pipe most of the above become moot.
-- 
john-thomas
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