Google personalizes search results even when you’re logged out, new study finds

Re:Google personalizes search results even when you’re logge... by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @01:02PM (#18601893)

> I'm talking about stuff like Google dropping a word from my query because it feels there aren't enough results that include it.

It's particularly infuriating when it drops the location word from a search query for info on law and regulation.

I don't care if broad form automotive insurance is available in some non-specific state, I care about if it's available in the state that I put in the query.

Edit: Why is this downvoted?

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Re:Google personalizes search results even when you’re logge... by reaperducer on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @03:10PM (#18603193)

Edit: Why is this downvoted?

It's lunch hour at Google, and people there are hitting their phones and HN.

You can see a lot of interesting trends on HN by day and time of day. Watch what happens to any story critical of insert nation here after 6am in that nation.

Or notice how on Fridays (NA time), HN is pretty much a ghost town.

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