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Google Cookie by DJeX on 07-29-2004 at 07:22 PM
I have found this very interesting and convincing article about the Google Cookie. It susposibly records every thing you search for and then more. It's got me wondering about Google. Is it really safe? Humm 
If you want to read the full artice go here:
http://www.google-watch.org/cgi-bin/cookie.htm
RE: Google Cookie by lopardo on 07-29-2004 at 07:26 PM
I got paranoid too, even though I don't really care about that...
Anyways, I have disabled cookies in Firefox for anything except hotmail (doesn't work without cookies) and these forums 
RE: Google Cookie by wj on 07-29-2004 at 07:55 PM
Your all a bunch of pussys.
Whoop, they drop a cookie on your system. Well, if they cant, there still tracking every last thing you do and could eaisly track it back to your computer with a minimal ammount of work.
I guarantee that Yahoo, Altavista, Hotmail, etc.... log EVERYTHING! If nothing else, in there server logs, everythings there. If you want real privacy on the internet, your out of luck.
RE: Google Cookie by lopardo on 07-29-2004 at 08:24 PM
quote:Yes, I know. They log your IP. But why making it easy for them?
Originally posted by wj
If you want real privacy on the internet, your out of luck.
RE: Google Cookie by DJeX on 07-29-2004 at 10:36 PM
quote:
Originally posted by wj
Your all a bunch of pussys.
Well you would be too after what people have been searching for on Google. Like for example Warez, hacking, virus making ext. I cant say I haven’t search for things in which I could get in trouble for like warez, cracks, full games, hacking games ext.
quote:
Originally posted by wj
I guarantee that Yahoo, AltaVista, Hotmail, etc.... log EVERYTHING! If nothing else, in there server logs, everything’s there.
Well yea of course they log every thing its for there own safety. Hell I would log every thing too if I had my own Search Engine. But what I’m trying to say is how much do they log. Do they go far and beyond just logging the things you search for? Do they log your computer functions? Say if they see you searching for "Hacking" (lets just use that for now) would they really be nosey and to be the hero, check out your computer to stop you. Well that’s what I don't know. I'm sure there’s many guidelines they have to obey by before doing so but still it's a bit uncomforting knowing that people of a search engine would get in such and act of "Spying" or "Hunting the bad guy".
And don't tell me you haven’t searched for unlawful content. C’mon every one does. So your not perfect.
RE: Google Cookie by CookieRevised on 07-29-2004 at 10:46 PM
quote:of course, how else are they gonna keep statistics
Originally posted by DJeX
just logging the things you search for?
quote:no, impossible
Originally posted by DJeX
Do they log your computer functions?
quote:Again, how are they gonna "check out your computer"? They can't....
Originally posted by DJeX
Say if they see you searching for "Hacking" (lets just use that for now) would they really be nosey and to be the hero, check out your computer to stop you.
Besides, searching for "hacking" doesn't mean you're doing something illegal...
quote:of course, just like every other search site, and they wont break them, otherwise they don't exist long...
Originally posted by DJeX
I'm sure there’s many guidelines they have to obey by
quote:They wont, they can't....
Originally posted by DJeX
it's a bit uncomforting knowing that people of a search engine would get in such and act of "Spying" or "Hunting the bad guy".
In short: stop being so paranoid you all and leanr facts and don't believe everything you read on the internet....
RE: Google Cookie by .blade// on 07-29-2004 at 10:54 PM
If you have nothing to hide why are you worried? What? You think that they sort through the millions of logged people's data and find out exactly what they've been doing?
RE: Google Cookie by Maniac on 07-29-2004 at 10:57 PM
Sure they might know you are looking for things you aren't supposed to have.... but do you necessarly do/get everything you look for? no...
RE: Google Cookie by .blade// on 07-29-2004 at 10:59 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Ningc_Maniac
Sure they might know you are looking for things you aren't supposed to have.... but do you necessarly do/get everything you look for? no...
LIke what? drugs, child porn, terrorism? * .blade// wonders what kind of things Ningc_Maniac has been doing...
RE: Google Cookie by bach_m on 07-30-2004 at 12:29 AM
why aare u whining? so google has a cookie set till 2038!
1. are u gonna have the same computer?
2. u (shud) clear ur cookies often
3. what are u worried about??
u were also scared by those danasoft sigs, werent u?
RE: Google Cookie by DJeX on 07-30-2004 at 03:13 AM
No i'm not worried and I do not have anything to hide. I just thought I would share this with people. It interested me so I thought I would let others read it too. I am not some hacking, illagal pirate if thats what you were getting at and i'm sure you werent.
RE: Google Cookie by WDZ on 07-30-2004 at 03:38 AM
Blah... that page is quite stupid... they talk a lot about setting preferences without a cookie...
quote:That may be true, but it's very inconvenient. Using the bookmark every time you want to search? And what if you want to follow someone else's link to a Google search? The cookie ensures that your preferences always apply.
In fact, you can set preferences without any sort of cookie at all.
As a PHP developer, I know that cookies are a very useful thing.
RE: Google Cookie by hellraisermike on 07-30-2004 at 06:37 AM
Silly question, why not just set the ID number to a space or some nil character, if the value is not a generated one how are they supposed to track you?
And yes, I have tried it, as long as there is "something" in the pref id section it will still work perfectly fine and google will not change it to a new id...A space or a single 0 would work.