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A question for those "in the know" regarding my identity when browsing with Chrome....
Last year I set up an account at Pinterest. Being that I ended up realizing I had no use for it, I closed the account shortly thereafter. I hadn't been back to Pinterest since then. As well, in be...
Think it could be the way Google+ is tied into Chrome these days. If you're logged into Google+ then it automatically keeps track of things like sites visited depending on the setting defaults and what you have allowed. YouTube is now part of the Google empire also so it is tied into your Google account.
This link basically is the key to the kingdom and what you choose to allow: https://myaccount.google.com/security?pli=1
Are you familiar with these Google settings: https://myaccount.google.com/activitycontrols ?
EDIT: That's wild, you have to highlight the above link and go to it, won't work as a direct hyperlink.
BirdDog wrote:Are you familiar with these Google settings: https://myaccount.google.com/activitycontrols ?
EDIT: That's wild, you have to highlight the above link and go to it, won't work as a direct hyperlink.
There's an extra space at the end of the address. See how the underscore continues one space past the s? I've done that before when pasting addresses.
Edit: I do have the things turned off on that page that I should. :)
GabeU, glad it worked. Can cross you off my Christmas list now. :smileywink:
And yep, Google is collecting a lot but I'm getting too old to worry about it much. Can't imagine the info they'll have on the younger generations if it keeps up. Big Brother is no longer science fiction. Just private companies are as guilty, maybe more, than the government.
