Friday, May 01, 2015

Some of your deepest, darkest secrets have probably passed through the Google search bar

Victor Luckerson: “Some of your deepest, darkest secrets have probably passed through the Google search bar. Now, you can download every last query you’ve ever typed into the search engine and see them all together in their raw glory (or shame). The feature was first rolled out as an experiment last year but is now available to all users, according to the unofficial Google blog Google Operating System. To access the data, visit your Web History page, click the gear icon in the top-right corner and click “Download.” A warning box will appear advising users to enable two-step verification and to avoid downloading their search histories to public computers…”

Blinkered and dangerous. Westerners tend to write about war as if success and failure depended only on them, not enemies or locals...Cold River People

Eugene ONeill was grim and unsmiling. O’Neill didn’t deny it: “I’ll write about happiness if I ever happen to meet up with that luxury”... Untouchable Joy