Google Conspiracy

[Mr Pickles]

You know how they just have something for everything and it seems like we're living in a google world. It never really hit me until I was reading my email and looked over the sidebar and there were google ads that took the information in my email and advertised something similar. That's creepy, what else are they doing with my email info?

Then I thought about it more and realized the convenient thing they do, which is saving a draft almost 10 seconds into writing, isn't for us, its for them. They do it as a means to get the information we're writing about faster. They don't even wait for us to finish the damn email! They just freaking save a "draft" and blam they have it and they use it!

I'm not crazy, I just think its crazy, you know?

 

[sjwaste]

Wow.

 

[Adul]

get out much?

 

[SN4p]

This has only been happening since.... gmail started?

 

[LS8]

Well I suppose if you didn't want Google reading your email you could just not use their service. I don't.

 

[waffleironhead]

Deep thoughts by mr pickles...


One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. "Oh, no," I said. "Disneyland burned down." He cried and cried, but I think that deep down, he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.

 

[OCGuy]

Google is trying to be an information clearinghouse as far as its customers. I dont use any of their products when I can help it.

 

[CptCrunch]

<puts on tin foil hat>

 

[gar3555]

I think your tinfoil hat may be drooping a bit.

 

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: LS8
Well I suppose if you didn't want Google reading your email you could just not use their service. I don't.

 

[effowe]

Submit to the cloud, resistance is futile.

 

[imported_apocalypse]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
Deep thoughts by mr pickles...


One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. "Oh, no," I said. "Disneyland burned down." He cried and cried, but I think that deep down, he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.

WTF??

 

[ScottFern]

Originally posted by: Mr Pickles
You know how they just have something for everything and it seems like we're living in a google world. It never really hit me until I was reading my email and looked over the sidebar and there were google ads that took the information in my email and advertised something similar. That's creepy, what else are they doing with my email info?

Then I thought about it more and realized the convenient thing they do, which is saving a draft almost 10 seconds into writing, isn't for us, its for them. They do it as a means to get the information we're writing about faster. They don't even wait for us to finish the damn email! They just freaking save a "draft" and blam they have it and they use it!

I'm not crazy, I just think its crazy, you know?

Sounds like Mr Pickles drank too much pickle juice!

 

[HardcoreRobot]

you continue to impress me every day

 

[Mr Pickles]

I'm not some conspiracy dude, I don't think they are using my data for anything other than trying to advertise to me better. I'm actually really impressed and think its a great system, although I've never once actually clicked on a google ad before. It's not like I can't stop using gmail and other google apps any time I want. I really don't want to, I like them.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
Deep thoughts by mr pickles...


One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. "Oh, no," I said. "Disneyland burned down." He cried and cried, but I think that deep down, he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.

lol

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: apocalypse

Originally posted by: waffleironhead
Deep thoughts by mr pickles...


One thing kids like is to be tricked. For instance, I was going to take my little nephew to Disneyland, but instead I drove him to an old burned-out warehouse. "Oh, no," I said. "Disneyland burned down." He cried and cried, but I think that deep down, he thought it was a pretty good joke. I started to drive over to the real Disneyland, but it was getting pretty late.

WTF??

Google for "Jack Handy" & "saturday night live".

 

[biggestmuff]

google is ran by the government

 

[torpid]

It doesn't work the way you seem to think it does. They don't store the content of your emails for future ad targeting. Whatever text is in the gmail browser area at that exact moment is what they base the ads on. If you are reading an email that has the word "dog collar" in it, you might see dog collar ads. But the instant you close the email you won't see them. The draft thing is not related to their advertising.