It’s a well-known fact that Google has a heck of a lot of user data stockpiled in its servers, and it admits to using info like user location, browsing habits and search history to personalize some of its search results. However, a new study conducted by competitor DuckDuckGo has found that these targeted results are practically impossible to escape.As part of the study – entitled Measuring the Filter Bubble: How Google Is Influencing What You Click – 87 participants did a search for the political terms "gun control", "vaccines" and "immigration" only to find each individual had markedly different results despite the identical search terms.The study suggests that this "filter bubble" remains active for each individual user, even when using private browsing (Google’s Incognito window) or when logged out of a Google account.Read more: Google has made it easier to delete your search history and adjust privacy controlsNo such thing as online anonymityThe study was … [Read more...] about Google search results are personalized even when incognito, study finds
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The Latest: Google: Search results aren’t politically biased
Updated 9:51 am CDT, Tuesday, August 28, 2018 President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner for evangelical leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in Washington. President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner for evangelical leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in Washington. Photo: Alex Brandon, AP Photo: Alex Brandon, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner for evangelical leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in Washington. President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner for evangelical leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House, Monday, Aug. 27, 2018, in Washington. Photo: Alex … [Read more...] about The Latest: Google: Search results aren’t politically biased
‘Nazism’ briefly listed as ideology of Calif. GOP in featured Google search result
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The Man Who Spent $100K To Remove A Lie From Google
The New Clash Between Free Speech And Privacy The Man Who Spent $100K To Remove A Lie From Google Listen · 4:45 4:45 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/598239092/599240792" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Facebook Twitter Flipboard Email Enlarge this image Jeff Ervine poses for a portrait in the office of his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. In 2010, Ervine searched his name on Google and discovered a website with defamatory content labeling him as a con artist. Elias Williams for NPR hide caption toggle caption Elias Williams for NPR Jeff Ervine poses for a portrait in the office of his home on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. In 2010, Ervine searched his name on Google and discovered a website with defamatory content labeling him as a con artist. Elias Williams for NPR In … [Read more...] about The Man Who Spent $100K To Remove A Lie From Google
Google search results now available in Apple’s iMessage app drawer
Google today launched a new version of its iOS app and added iMessage support to share links from Google search results without leaving the default messaging app for iPhones and iPads, representing Google’s latest effort to extend its family of apps into the iOS operating system. The Google iMessage app can share things like GIFs and all manner of information. After you type your search into the Google iMessage app, it can send particular links found in a search or cards such as a business listing, video, map, or definition of a word or phrase. Support for Google app searches of related content when using Safari and the ability to drag and drop content to and from the Google app on an iPad were also added today. Since launch and the app store revamp last year, the rankings in top paid and top free categories of the iMessage App Store have stayed virtually unchanged, with top paid defined by lots of stickers and top free populated by GIF apps and games like GamePigeon … [Read more...] about Google search results now available in Apple’s iMessage app drawer