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What is the point of connecting your Google account on online accounts.
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Terminal Velocity
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Keep Google informed for your activity on the internet, besides Google what else are you doing?
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Condobloke
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Well....by connecting your account, google will then know all about that portion of your activities....on top of everything else they know. they will tell you this is to help them to help you
The truth of the matter is it helps them to target you with more advertising and therefore to potentially make money from your every move.
The truth of the matter is it helps them to target you with more advertising and therefore to potentially make money from your every move.
It enables you to use Google's services without having to login, so you can keep connected and share things among those services.
Or course, they collect your data.
Though, on the other hand, we hear about all sorts of breaches that result in a loss of personal data. Google hasn't really had that happen - yet.
They use this data to tailor ads to you. They also use this data in aggregate format to understand the behavior of people, such as those they consider your peers/like-minded persons.
I use Google and Gmail. I use their online storage for some encrypted file backups. I'm okay with 'em tracking my behavior. They're easy enough to avoid if I have any complaints or want some privacy. I absolutely love their tailored search results. They're great - and I've done plenty of A/B testing to conclude that I am happy with 'em.
Just, you know, you're being tracked. Meh... If I want to hide, I hide. I mostly don't care and I'm happy with what I get in return. I consider it an exchange worth making. It's up to you to decide your viewpoint on the matter.
Or course, they collect your data.
Though, on the other hand, we hear about all sorts of breaches that result in a loss of personal data. Google hasn't really had that happen - yet.
They use this data to tailor ads to you. They also use this data in aggregate format to understand the behavior of people, such as those they consider your peers/like-minded persons.
I use Google and Gmail. I use their online storage for some encrypted file backups. I'm okay with 'em tracking my behavior. They're easy enough to avoid if I have any complaints or want some privacy. I absolutely love their tailored search results. They're great - and I've done plenty of A/B testing to conclude that I am happy with 'em.
Just, you know, you're being tracked. Meh... If I want to hide, I hide. I mostly don't care and I'm happy with what I get in return. I consider it an exchange worth making. It's up to you to decide your viewpoint on the matter.
KGIII wrote:
Google's search results have also surpassed any other search engine in my case, after many repeated comparisons over the years. In the olden days if a search was unsatisfactory from altavista, lycos or yahoo etc., one could use an aggregating search engine like dogpile which appeared to put a bunch of other search engine's results all efficiently in one place, but today I find google covers it, even though dogpile is still going, as a "meta" search engine.
Google's search results have also surpassed any other search engine in my case, after many repeated comparisons over the years. In the olden days if a search was unsatisfactory from altavista, lycos or yahoo etc., one could use an aggregating search engine like dogpile which appeared to put a bunch of other search engine's results all efficiently in one place, but today I find google covers it, even though dogpile is still going, as a "meta" search engine.
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