Google Dashboard launched
Ever wonder how much of your personal information you’ve willingly donated to Google over the past 11 years? Today, Google announced the launch of a new product to help you find out, and it’s titled Google Dashboard. The Dashboard allows you to view all facets of your Google life: Gmail, Google Calendar, web history, what mobile phones are syncing with your account, YouTube, and more. You can view your purchase history in Google Checkout, see that you have an Orkut account that you didn’t know about, and see how many people have called your Google Voice number. It’s a nice gesture but this is all the stuff we’ve voluntarily leaked to Google, we’re curious about the dirt the big G has managed to collect on its own!
Wonder if this will work with an Android phone.
hope this will let google monitor my webcam and security surviellance at home.. i heard they were going to release new beta features only available to people who are under 24 hr watch..
of course it would sooner or later its google android lol
Yes, but how much later? Seems to be being touted as a desktop thing right now.
Yes, but how much later? Seems to be being touted as a desktop thing right now.
[Also, this article disappeared for a bit. Weird]
Is it me, or is the narrator Pam from The Office?
Sounds very similar, but no, that is not her.
Does the Android platform actively participate in G’s data mining?
I know the Google Maps app in android does. If you leave it on while driving it checks your speed and relays that info to google and other Android users to monitor traffic conditions.
yeah just tried it, and it’s kinda freakin me out. i dont really like my info being saved so much. i havent done anything im ashamed of but still you know?
Indeed, and with Android 2.0 all your phone contacts are send to gmail.com. Nevermind if you have some contact info that is private, sends it all to the google cloud proably along with when you call who and for how long. Nothing is sacred under the google sun.
Its an information quality control mechanism so Google can better understand you, your likes, dislikes, preferences, etc. Allows them to better dial in the accuracy of the information (ie, what they already know about you) on their servers so they can better extrapolate a finer degree of detail from that data. Its the next stage of corporate passive aggressive consumer data capture disguised as a privacy control option for the individual that also just so happens to benefit the corporation too. Ah the joys of modern technology!
There was a time when i liked Linux over everyone else for the opposite reasons. i guess this is all not so surprising.
To some – google dashboard could be a handy tool for their busy life, but to a geek who work in total privacy this could be a real threat to their security – As said from the mouth of Microsoft CEO
“Google reads your gmail account once in a while” when you’re under scrutiny.
detailed review: http://bit.ly/google-dashboard-biggest-spy-of-BIG-G
somebody call detective now
That’s fine Google wants to understand me and know what I like and all that, but where is the button that says,”Use Google products without Google tracking your every move.”? Point is, could anyone use Google’ s without Google knowing what you’re up to?
*edit* Google’s products without Google knowing what you’re up to?
Ha! They claim it lets you delete data, but have you ever tried removing a google ‘product’? Only about three of them support it!
Google have many apps for users, but with yahoo, people just can use Yahoo Messenger, Y! answers. No longer, people will move from yahoo to google. Did you try google wave?
why so cynical BGR? ha ha…
This is truly amazing. I have just experienced the dashboard tool and was shocked to see all my mail conversations
and even the chat histories.
Google is just awesome.
Seems to me that I shouldn’t be volunteering so much information to Google. I think this might make people keep themselves logged out if they want to say off the grid a little more.
Atleast I find it good..
I dont remember how many Google services I have signedup and now I have a
admin space from where I can see and control all my stuff associated with Google.
Note: you only see stuff they capture when you’re logged in. But cookies deposited in every nook and cranny of your browsers allows them to also track you when you’re not logged in.
The stuff they capture from your searches, use of maps, youtube etc without logging in (i.e. the really tricky stuff) isn’t mentioned. And since many many web sites have hidden Google ad links or Google click thru links within them they can arrive at a pretty comprehensive view of your internet (and other) life.
For example, if you use Google maps from your phone, everywhere you go is captured in their databases and tied to every other piece of information they have (not to mention your cell phone data).
Ultimately no doubt Google will tie all this information with the data credit card companies capture and as well as knowing everything about your internet life, Google will know everything about your financial life.
Advertisers are so happy. They can see everything about you. And so are governments with which Google has disclosure agreements.
Google provides some great services, but use them with knowledge.
Nothing is life is free. At a minimum the price of Google is your personal privacy. For some people it could end up being their personal freedom.