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Google is in you computerz

Dox

Monkey
Aug 26, 2009
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Montreal, QC, Canada
One of my friend found something weird happening on his computer. He was listening to a random song from a random artist in windows media player and opened google to search for lyrics. He typed " **** lyrics" and the first suggestion was the song he was listening to.

Last night I opened my music folder and took a random song from NOFX (Linoleum). Then I wend on Google and typed "NOFX lyrics". The first suggestion was Linoleum.

My friend typed NOFX lyrics on his computer and Linoleum only comes something like fourth.

Both of us cant seem to replicate the result again but I think something is going on.

Try it and give some feedback.
 

kazlx

Patches O'Houlihan
Aug 7, 2006
6,985
1,957
Tustin, CA
Quote:
Originally Posted by mandown
Take of the foil hat and let the voices drive for a minute. It will be fine
 

Ithnu

Monkey
Jul 16, 2007
961
0
Denver
That's kinda spooky. I noticed if I stay logged into facebook adverstisements will customize to my profile. But that can probably be read by cookies on the website, it sees I'm logged in.

Google records everything so I'm not fully surprised. I set up Outlook with my gmail account and it initially downloaded 2,500 emails. Even ones from 5 years ago that I deleted 4 years ago. Google deletes NOTHING, they have buildings full of servers storing everything.

I have nothing to hide so whatever; but I can't help the feeling that maybe I should throw my computer out a window, burn my iphone, buy a bunch of guns and move to northern Montana.
 

binary visions

The voice of reason
Jun 13, 2002
22,092
1,132
NC
I set up Outlook with my gmail account and it initially downloaded 2,500 emails. Even ones from 5 years ago that I deleted 4 years ago. Google deletes NOTHING, they have buildings full of servers storing everything.
You didn't delete them. Simple as that.

"Archiving" is not the same as "Deleting." If you delete a message, it goes away and does not come back.
 

mattmatt86

Turbo Monkey
Feb 9, 2005
5,347
10
Bleedmore, Murderland
Facebook uses your searches and relevant sites via Google to cater their advertising specifically to each individual. I figured it out when all the ads on my FB were for Dateacougar.com and CheapLamborghinis.com.