| Oooh, new Google paranoia |
by bobmon |
2007-10-05 12:48:17 |
...so, I just googled for "OIP pizza" --- that's "Original Italian Pizza", a pizzeria. Google came up with a bunch of hits --- number 1 on the list?
THE STORE IN MY HOMETOWN!
Never mind that this was actually *good* in this case. How do they know where I am???? (I live in a small, obscure place!)
IP? I don't think so --- it'd look like a Verizon DSL IP, and could be anywhere in northeastern PA (probably at least 150 OIP franchises).
The fact that I have a (multiple...) google/gmail accounts? Maybe... but I don't happen to be logged in to any of them at the moment.
Cookies? Okay... but I've never looked for "OIP" or anything similar before...
Sophisticated, thesis-producing analysis of the traceroute output? Yeah.........no.
Quasi-seriously, I'm not surprised that some data-mining (and maybe a bit of correlation) could come up with this. Match my IP with the fact that I have an account, maybe some other info...
But I didn't think that commercial practice had gotten quite so detailed yet.
*sigh* time marches on.... |
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google is watching you. (n/t) | by Woodburn | 2007-10-05 12:51:39 |
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google googles glou | by joresgump | 2007-10-05 12:53:16 |
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consider googling 'geolocation' (n/t) | by mrm | 2007-10-05 12:54:21 |
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/me wants Google LART (tm) Beta (n/t) | by joresgump | 2007-10-05 12:57:47 |
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Well, if your hometown has 'oo' in it, | by aix tom | 2007-10-05 12:55:04 |
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Yep; same for .be (n/t) | by Sharku | 2007-10-05 12:57:33 |
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Them maybe ... | by aix tom | 2007-10-05 12:59:16 |
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I get the same thing from ND. | by lheggland | 2007-10-05 13:03:28 |
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They know the area you're in BECAUSE you're on a | by taitano | 2007-10-05 13:12:34 |
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That's how the feds track online pedo activity. (n (n/t) | by taitano | 2007-10-05 13:13:56 |
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"I'm watching you." *heheheh* (n/t) | by taitano | 2007-10-05 13:16:14 |
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They can ask the ISP | by Didactylos | 2007-10-05 13:24:09 |
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An easy task for Google. They're constantly | by taitano | 2007-10-05 13:29:41 |
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You're in North Eastern PA and... | by RetiQlum2 | 2007-10-05 13:17:45 |
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Sounds like fun | by bobmon | 2007-10-05 14:40:11 |
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You don't have to: I'm in Easton. | by RetiQlum2 | 2007-10-05 15:08:33 |
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While it is something to be paranoid about indeed, | by taitano | 2007-10-05 13:25:59 |
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Doood! They can do virtual flybys of your house, | by taitano | 2007-10-05 13:33:00 |
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I've seen ads targeted to my location. | by RoraJoey | 2007-10-05 15:32:36 |
