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Beware of Google and Google Analytics: Google in bed with U.S. intelligence
Posted by elitethinker • 7/09/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: google, google analytics
Even while Google presents a public image of vigorously protecting its users’ privacy, it has quietly provided assistance to several U.S. intelligence agencies, such as the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Intelligence Agency.
The intelligence community appears to be interested in data mining Google’s vast store of information on each user who uses Google’s services. Google collects data on each user’s search queries, which web sites users visited after making a query, and through its Google Analytics service, can also track users on cooperating web sites. It’s not clear what level of access to or how much of this information has been made available to intelligence agencies.
Robert David Steele, intelligence veteran and CEO of OSS.Net, Inc. which sponsored last week’s event, told HSToday.us Tuesday evening that “Google is being actively hypocritical and deceptive in playing up its refusal to help the Department of Justice when all along it has been taking money and direction for elements of the US Intelligence Community, including the Office of Research and Development at the Central Intelligence Agency, In-Q-Tel, and in all probability, both the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Army’s Intelligence and Security Command.”
Steele added, “I have no doubt that Google, in its arrogance, decided it could make a deal with the devil and not get caught.” — HSToday.us
If you are extremely concerned about the possibility that your private browsing information is going to wind up in the hands of U.S. intelligence agencies, you can throw a spanner in the works by blocking cookies from the following domains: google.com, googlesyndication.com, google-analytics.com, and your country-specific Google domain (e.g. google.co.uk). If you actually use Google services, such as Google Mail, then this obviously will prevent you from using those services.
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As complacent as German Nazi in the past... history repeats for sure.
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I thought u were leaving blogging and BC because of google being a Big Bro-
I miss you so much maybe ...
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will spell their own doom if this goes on.-
No because of their huge marketing, they draw a public image that completely occults their true face.
Google = Microsoft, in fact it even worse when you look at who control them financially: The Bush Gang.
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I have nothing to hide. Google can peek through my windows and I wouldn't care. Hell, I may even do a little dance for them.-
What if they want to peek under your skirts instead? -
And what did people under German Nazi did have to hide ? Nothing also.
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@np: Well, they'd have to pay for that.
@elite: I'm not going to change my habits because google wants to be a dick (that's all I was saying). -
What do you charge? I know someone who might be interested. Wink! Wink!
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$2.99 for the first minute and $3.99 each additional minute.
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I think we can work something out.
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All google will find about me is that i may be addicted to BC
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Of course Google is about to reveal Google Mind, which is going to be able to read the thoughts of anyone who uses the new Google Chrome OS. Bio-feedback diodes will also be present in the keyboards of the new Google netbooks. Once Google knows what you think, it will start providing you with things that you want as a long, slow process of indoctrination into obeying the Mighty G. Then Sergey Brin will proclaim himself the King-Emperor of the Known Universe and have 1,000 Syrian handmaidens flown in from Damascus to pour saffron water over his head, in a ceremony which will be covered by CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, which will then merge into the Google Channel. Then we will eat Google Turkey, served with Google Sweet Potatoes, followed by Google Apple Pie, then go to sleep in our Google Beds and wake up at Google O'Clock on Google, in the month of Google.
As I am kidding, I can now say, stop being paranoid. Your life will be happier for it. -
What is the gov't going to find out about you? That you watch dirty adult movies or something? LOL. -
why should we care? if we have nothing to hide, why should we care? Frankly i'm glad they are around to protect us. Just like the police, Thank God We Got Them!!!
'Dr Doc dlcs' -
*sees the First Amendment in the trash can*
Did someone lose this?
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