Google announced that it can now use your name, photo and other personal information in advertisements. If you do not wish for them to use your personal information in this way you can opt out. Here is part of the announcement:
When it comes to shared endorsements in ads, you can control the use of your Profile name and photo via the Shared Endorsements setting. If you turn the setting to “off,” your Profile name and photo will not show up on that ad for your favorite bakery or any other ads. This setting only applies to use in ads, and doesn’t change whether your Profile name or photo may be used in other places such as Google Play.
Precisely why I post no pictures, profiles or real names. This was exactly why I stopped using MarketWatch even though the 'real name' thing was easy enough to get around.....
ReplyDeleteYup ! Real name and pictures,never have never will. G Mail has even ask for my cell number. No way period.
ReplyDeleteGoogle and most other websites are in bed with the U.S. government Stasi. I have shared my e-mail and cell phone with some, but my distrust of the internet limits those to whom I trust the most.
ReplyDeleteWait until the government finds out about my newly formed militia. ;-)
Two bedfellows are suing the Government, Google and Microsoft.
DeleteConcerns over how tech and social media companies hand over user data--such as emails--have risen in recent months, due to allegations from NSA leaker Edward Snowden and reports the government is attaining private documents through Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) requests. On Thursday, the U.S. government agreed to release a report listing the total number of such requests once a year. Microsoft and Google are not satisfied with the change.
"The government’s decision represents a good start," writes Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith on the company's policy blog. "But the public deserves and the Constitution guarantees more than this first step."
In a related story that appeared today it is claimed that Google is selling member's endorsements to their advertisers. So they entice users to make endorsements and then turn around and sell those endorsements to the advertisers who are paying them so that their targeted ads will appear to the same users. Also, when you opt out of getting targeted ads, they warn you that you may have to see ads for stuff you're not interested in. What a great business model.
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