That's a false statement. Google does not read your keystrokes in the realm of Analytics and does not have full access to your computer. I don't have a clue why you would think that or where you read that. If it was reddit, then I would understand. Avoid reddit at all cost.Are you serious? You compare google that has full access to what I am typing now, with other advertising companies?
They do the exact same stuff Google does so what's the diff?They wish but they don't even come near...
You think? You think when you buy something, no other company has access to your information? Do you really think that car dealer doesn't tell GM you bought a new car? And what does GM do with that info? Insert any other company name into those previous sentences including the little dinky company I mentioned in my previous post. Why, all of a sudden, are you getting car insurance info in the mail?Yes and here is where you miss the point. Google has the power to collect more information regarding my profile, my preferences, my favorite books, cars, computers, health, financial, etc than any other company in the world.
As I said before, Google does little to nothing different than any other marketing company has done since time immemorial. Google gets to the data easier and faster but, otherwise, no different.Agreed. Just because other companies have been doing it to a lesser extent it doesn't negate Google taking it to extremes.
Oh, well, then the answer is to turn it on. Without question there are only benefits and no downsides.
We are typing in a public forum, so I don't see nothing wrong in that.Are you serious? You compare google that has full access to what I am typing now
True, but can we say that these kind of informations are "dangerous" to the user's privacy? For example, if Google knows that I like old b/w horror movies and suggests me to buy a remastered version of Bela Lugosi's Frankenstein, I see this as a "courtesy", not a threat. I am not obliged to do anything, I can just ignore it if I'm not interested. Moreover, these ads are relative to the "context", so I don't see the movie ads while I'm visiting a site that sells shoes.Google has the power to collect more information regarding my profile, my preferences, my favorite books, cars, computers
If I want to buy something, I'm more than capable of doing my own homework on the products and services I'm looking for. I don't need Google's help for that nor do I want it.
In this case I will block immediately any Google Analytics code, but are there any evidence supporting this?health, financial
I understand and I fully agree with the concept "What I do is not your business", but I think it's too broad. The central point is: what informations can be used in a harmful way and how?can now effectively track which ("Google Analytics enabled") websites you visited
How? I think that here lies the thin difference between "be safe" and "be paranoid".and use that information.
Wrong. Google knows that you access information related to b&w horror movies, it has no idea what you like. By accessing more of that information, it strengthens that link and serves you more information about old b&w horror movies, which you access... Maybe you would prefer fluffy kitten videos, but you never get to see any because you clearly like old b&w horror movies (without kittens).For example, if Google knows that I like old b/w horror movies and suggests me to buy a remastered version of Bela Lugosi's Frankenstein,