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| vtsteam:
I don't use Google anything unless absolutely necessary. For a search engine I used to use Scroogle, but when that ended I switched to Startpage. For posting videos, I use Vimeo. Practically every web page on the internet now has Google-analytics scripts running unnoticed in the background so in my browser, Google scripting is disabled by default uness required for web page functionality. That is becoming more and more prevalent. Also Google cookies are accepted for the session only, not for the usual 32 years it tries to maintain on my computer. Personally, I just resent the massive effort that concern makes to track and record every aspect it can for every resident on the planet. And to do that by purchasing other concerns and fooling or forcing their users to provide personal information for linking to other databases it has purchased or maintains. All this may not bother other people, and I can appreciate that, it's fine with me. I just don't personally want my life as I live it to become the commercial property of Google. I believe in personal privacy. |
| S. Heslop:
--- Quote from: vtsteam on November 08, 2013, 07:15:32 PM ---All this may not bother other people, and I can appreciate that, it's fine with me. I just don't personally want my life as I live it to become the commercial property of Google. I believe in personal privacy. --- End quote --- I got a real spook earlier when Google+ reccomended some friends to add to my whatever. I got spooked by first person on the list being a fella i've been talking to on a (non Google related) instant messaging program for quite a while. I'm still trying to figure out how Google knew about my association with him. I'm still not really sure how to feel about what Google does in tracking people though. It's spooky but the services Google provides are unparalleled. I tried using Microsoft's Bing search engine out of protest (mostly protest of the irritating whimsical Google logos celebrating the 127th birthday of the man that invented the kazoo or something) and it made me appreciate just how good a search engine Google is. But I am upset about them using their monopoly to force people into using other products. I thought there were supposed to be laws to prevent that. |
| TLGriff:
Yes, Google has made a real mess of YouTube right now. I have a fairly large instructional machining channel and the comments are so screwed up that I can't even figure out how to reply to new ones. Up until recently you could delete your G+ account, but that option seems to have disappeared. I just opened my own website to try and distance myself a bit from the whole mess (Tom's Techniques). By embedding my videos on my own site, they are much easier to manage and present in a meaningful way. Tom |
| mattinker:
[/quote] But I am upset about them using their monopoly to force people into using other products. I thought there were supposed to be laws to prevent that. [/quote] Unfortunately this is standard practice, Microsoft did it with Internet Explorer, stuffing it down peoples throats when there were better browsers available. I keep out of Microsoft stuff by using Linux. Daily Motion might be a good substitute for Youtube. Regards, Matthew |
| mattinker:
--- Quote from: TLGriff on November 08, 2013, 08:56:57 PM --- I just opened my own website to try and distance myself a bit from the whole mess (Tom's Techniques). By embedding my videos on my own site, they are much easier to manage and present in a meaningful way. Tom --- End quote --- Tom, I've bookmarked your website, I'm a fan of your videos, I like the way you work and show really straight forward practice. Regards, Matthew |
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