User Privacy Isn't Solely a Facebook Issue

Re:User Privacy Isn't Solely a Facebook Issue by redm on Friday April 13, 2018 @12:48PM (#16831686)

How quickly everyone forgets Google's big privacy changes in 2012 that allowed them to aggregate user data from YouTube, Google Search, and all its other platforms. [1] Until the privacy conversation meaningfully includes Google, it seems insufficient.

For Example, to keep your data separate on each platform, Google suggests: "For individuals who would like to continue using Google products, but want to create some type of silo between Google search, YouTube, and other products, there is an option to set up multiple Google accounts. Users can set up two or more accounts as long as they have different Gmail addresses; however, individuals using this strategy to protect their privacy should be careful not to commingle-consider using separate browsers for each of your Google accounts."

Data sharing spans Google Maps, Search, Youtube, Gmail/GSuite, Chrome, Contacts, etc. [2]

[1] https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/02/what-actually-changed-...

[2] https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3024190

EDIT: Added quote from EFF Article about siloing your data between Google Services.

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Re:User Privacy Isn't Solely a Facebook Issue by yuhong on Friday April 13, 2018 @03:14PM (#16833076)

mentioned it in the final version of my essay, a lot of which is about exactly this kind of history.

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Re:User Privacy Isn't Solely a Facebook Issue by lovetrump on Friday April 13, 2018 @07:44PM (#16834895)

I think that this is the best privacy conversation so far... it's a good start at least.

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Re:User Privacy Isn't Solely a Facebook Issue by dang on Friday April 13, 2018 @08:05PM (#16834983)

Since you just created this account, could you please use a different one that doesn't add partisan flamebait every time you post? Maybe it shouldn't matter, but I guarantee you it will provoke a flamewar eventually, and probably sooner than later.

(A better solution would be to rename the account, but that feature isn't ready yet.)

Edit (2020): I usually use the phrase 'trollish usernames' when I posted about this: https://hn.algolia.com/?sort=byDate&dateRange=all&type=comme....

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