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Banned In Germany!

by MichaelHiles
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Looks like the German .gov wants to go after companies that use Google Analytics to track site visitors, citing privacy concerns.

What a three ring circus.


Achtung! Google Analytics is illegal, say German government officials
#banned #germany
  • Profile picture of the author DogScout
    Guess I'll be banned too. Guess I'll have write off 82,000,000 out of almost 7 trillion, bummer.
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    • Profile picture of the author ForeignProfessor
      Originally Posted by DogScout View Post

      Guess I'll be banned too. Guess I'll have write off 82,000,000 out of almost 7 trillion, bummer.
      I don't know if it affects your stats much, but you're out by a factor of 1,000 =)
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      • Profile picture of the author Thomas
        Originally Posted by DogScout View Post

        Guess I'll be banned too. Guess I'll have write off 82,000,000 out of almost 7 trillion, bummer.
        Originally Posted by ForeignProfessor View Post

        I don't know if it affects your stats much, but you're out by a factor of 1,000 =)
        LOL. I was just about to ask where did the other 6,993,000,000,000 people come from.
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    WOW, some of the people replying, in that article, pretend to know SO much, but are real IDIOTS! Google is ALL OVER, and people generally AREN'T asked about cookies, etc... Google is LARGE, and AGGREGATES data and sometimes can take your click, determine WHY you clicked, WHERE you clicked from, and WHO YOU ARE! It STARTS with data similar to a server log BUT, if anyone thinks that is even 1/10th of the type of data google collects, they have a screw loose, and probably should stay away from any outlets, batteries, or generators! HECK, maybe they should stay away from PHONES too!

    So how much data DOES google collect?

    1. clicks, IPS, domain names, urls(LIKE CLAIMED in that article), and some response codes.
    2. The origin of nearly everything involved! So they can track that IP to a type of server, O/S, software, owner. They can track the person to maybe even their name, age, demographics, home, email accounts, and MAYBE even CREDIT CARDS!
    3. They can get pictures of where the person lives.
    4. They may even have email from the person.
    5. They can interconnect nearly everything.

    SAFE HARBOR!?!?!?!? They are DREAMING! Just think! GOOGLE, GMAIL, GOOGLE ANALYTICS, ADSENSE, GOOGLE PAY(or whatever it is called), their sattilite images, etc... And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Just one little cookie, or visits to susequent locations quickly with the same IP and NO cookie, and they can get a LOT!

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    • Profile picture of the author ForeignProfessor
      Originally Posted by seasoned View Post

      WOW, some of the people replying, in that article, pretend to know SO much, but are real IDIOTS! Google is ALL OVER, and people generally AREN'T asked about cookies, etc... Google is LARGE, and AGGREGATES data and sometimes can take your click, determine WHY you clicked, WHERE you clicked from, and WHO YOU ARE! It STARTS with data similar to a server log BUT, if anyone thinks that is even 1/10th of the type of data google collects, they have a screw loose, and probably should stay away from any outlets, batteries, or generators! HECK, maybe they should stay away from PHONES too!

      So how much data DOES google collect?

      1. clicks, IPS, domain names, urls(LIKE CLAIMED in that article), and some response codes.
      2. The origin of nearly everything involved! So they can track that IP to a type of server, O/S, software, owner. They can track the person to maybe even their name, age, demographics, home, email accounts, and MAYBE even CREDIT CARDS!
      3. They can get pictures of where the person lives.
      4. They may even have email from the person.
      5. They can interconnect nearly everything.

      SAFE HARBOR!?!?!?!? They are DREAMING! Just think! GOOGLE, GMAIL, GOOGLE ANALYTICS, ADSENSE, GOOGLE PAY(or whatever it is called), their sattilite images, etc... And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Just one little cookie, or visits to susequent locations quickly with the same IP and NO cookie, and they can get a LOT!

      Steve
      On the negative side, they might try and sell me things I want. (Oh, wait..)

      Oh the positive side, they might offer me more accurate information when I search for information.

      If I don't want to be served by people that want to sell to me, I think I should just move up to the Idaho panhandle and dig in.
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      • Profile picture of the author The Brian
        Google is building the matrix, and 100% transparency is the future... privacy be damned.
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