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Originally Posted by woj
a bit paranoid?
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Paranoid... not, I'm just a free man that is aware of the rules.
But for the purpose of further explanation let's assume I am a noob and I have a gmail or another service with Google associated with my personal data or let's say that I visit a specific page not necessarily Google's but using Google's scripts with my personal data and after that I visit other sites frequently like the ones mentioned above whose also have Google Analytics or other Google's scripts..
Automatically Google associates my personal page with all other websites I visit. Perhaps I don't want Google or any other third party company to know what websites I visit. Presuming that I have not Google features in my browser (geo location, safebrowsing, antiphish check when bookmarking etc.) the only way Google knows what websites I visit is their scripts embedded on websites I visit. Google already messes with user privacy changing the rules and claiming the right to keep personal data in their backup system for x period. I don?t know future and perhaps I don't want in 10 years all my personal data and the list of all the websites I have visited stored by them for a reason I'm not aware today.
Domain registrars, hosting providers and payment processors are specific type of online services with very sensitive business data, I wouldn't like a third party to know about my business activities.
Many of you already stated that you block Google Analytics and I can bet that big fish also do because they value their privacy so, perhaps Google Analytics isn?t the most accurate statistics as it doesn?t cover many of your clients.
A quick example:
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Home page (favorite and most frequently visited website cough cough)-> Porn site with some ugly and embarrassing fetish -> My hosting provider -> News websites and clicks on specific pages that interest me the most -> A personal profile somewhere (web forum or social network or something like this) -> Google -> I search to buy something -> Again my favorite porn site with some ugly embarrassing fetish -> My Domain Registrar -> A photos of my friend or family member on Picassa or Blogger -> Back To my personal page (web forum or social network or something like this)
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And all those pages with Google Analytics and other Google hosted scripts. Now this is only an example I've created on a fly, you could add much more and if you are on static IP address or you don't clean your cookies the list would be enormously long.
So, I appeal, if you read this you are the CEO and you can make a change, at least throw it out of member area please. Respect your clients privacy! I don't mind you using your own statistics inside but please cut off third parties!
Now I have nothing I should be afraid of, I'm aware of my online security, I'm righteous and I have my hands clean. But when a man is young he may do many mistakes, everyone does also everyone is a noob once, I also was.
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