DONE with Google

[MFL]

I'm not sure if this is old news, but I'm switching to Bing.

Google Sadly Joins The Anti-Gun Brigade - Forbes

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[Velillen]

I could count the number of times Ive used google shopping on one hand. long as they don't censor the main search ill still use google.

 

[Siglvr]

Right here: https://www.ixquick.com/

info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixquick

"
We don't collect any personal information on our visitors. Nada. Zilch. Zero.
When you use Ixquick, we do not record your IP address, we do not record which browser you are using (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, etc.), we do not record your computer platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.), and we do not record your search words or phrases. In fact, the only information we do record is an aggregate total of how many searches are performed on our website each day (a measure of overall traffic), and those overall traffic numbers broken down by language.
Our zero data collection policy protects your privacy, since your IP address, browser, and platform information can be combined with other data to uniquely identify your computer, your location, or you. It is also important not to record search terms, since they can convey personal information as well. (Think of someone entering their own name and/or social security number.)"

 

[Bigfoot]

What's Google?

 

[DieselScout]

I'm not sure if this is old news, but I'm switching to Bing.

Google Sadly Joins The Anti-Gun Brigade - Forbes

No you won't

Bing Banning Guns and Bullets as well

 

[Nwcid]

I liked Bing lay out better then Yahoo. Has Yahoo done the same? They are the only 3 Safari has listed to choose from.

 

[AlphaCoyote]

Non issue. You can find Northwest Firearms, the NRA, pro-gun sites, hard right sites, reviews, gun blogs, gun show info, specs and discussions on any gun out there, and any gun or ammo vendor you want on Google. Not sure what the "Shopping" feature is being used for by the OP, but it's unnecessary if you want info or purchases of firearms or ammo.

 

[FireFighterChen]

Curious..

What kind of phone do you have?

What other search engine has a shopping area that doesn't restrict firearms?

What email client do you use? Calendar client? Music client? GPS/Maps service?

Can you really that easily just drop google? If you can, that is awesome! I can't...then again I never did use shopping on google and I can still find all my deals through their regular engine.

 

[MrNiceGuy]

It wouldn't be the beginning of the week without yet another thread about google shopping excluding firearm related results.

http://www.northwestfirearms.com/ge...s-product-feed.html?highlight=google+shopping
http://www.northwestfirearms.com/ge...sories-results.html?highlight=google+shopping
http://www.northwestfirearms.com/ge...hates-guns-now.html?highlight=google+shopping
http://www.northwestfirearms.com/legal-political/95672-google-guns.html?highlight=google+shopping
http://www.northwestfirearms.com/of...opping-results.html?highlight=google+shopping

etc, etc, etc...

Maybe someone will consolidate these threads someday.

 

[DieselScout]

It wouldn't be the beginning of the week without yet another thread about google shopping excluding firearm related results.

http://www.northwestfirearms.com/ge...s-product-feed.html?highlight=google+shopping
http://www.northwestfirearms.com/ge...sories-results.html?highlight=google+shopping
http://www.northwestfirearms.com/ge...hates-guns-now.html?highlight=google+shopping
http://www.northwestfirearms.com/legal-political/95672-google-guns.html?highlight=google+shopping
http://www.northwestfirearms.com/of...opping-results.html?highlight=google+shopping

etc, etc, etc...

Maybe someone will consolidate these threads someday.

Good call, funny things I can still go to Google, type in "AR-15 stock" and come up with 100's of results, including vendor results from Google shopping. Either their filter isn't working or vendors are finding away around it.

 

[MrNiceGuy]

Blackle - Energy Saving Search

 

[warnerwh]

I see no censorship in Google with guns at all. Maybe they are just saying that to keep the liberals happy. Kind of like the assault weapon bad. We still could buy them just fine.

 

[gunfreak]

I talk to a guy who used to work for the NSA and he says Google shares peoples searches with the government.

 

[FireFighterChen]

I see no censorship in Google with guns at all. Maybe they are just saying that to keep the liberals happy. Kind of like the assault weapon bad. We still could buy them just fine.

The filter is only for the google shopping, not for their main search engine. It is there, even if not working 100% it does work.

I talk to a guy who used to work for the NSA and he says Google shares peoples searches with the government.

You think the government isn't watching all the other search engines and social networks? Sorry they are everywhere

 

[MrNiceGuy]

I talk to a guy who used to work for the NSA and he says Google shares peoples searches with the government.

I save google the trouble and send the government my search history directly.

I figure i'm safe. Most of my internet searches having nothing to do with firearms.... unless you consider tentacle rape noodle art a firearm related issue.

 

[L81]

Right here: https://www.ixquick.com/

info here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixquick

"
We don't collect any personal information on our visitors. Nada. Zilch. Zero.
When you use Ixquick, we do not record your IP address, we do not record which browser you are using (Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox, etc.), we do not record your computer platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.), and we do not record your search words or phrases. In fact, the only information we do record is an aggregate total of how many searches are performed on our website each day (a measure of overall traffic), and those overall traffic numbers broken down by language.
Our zero data collection policy protects your privacy, since your IP address, browser, and platform information can be combined with other data to uniquely identify your computer, your location, or you. It is also important not to record search terms, since they can convey personal information as well. (Think of someone entering their own name and/or social security number.)"

Google's records of your searches are great if you don't like sifting through the massive amounts of BS that is online. The reason for recording is to aid google in customizing the search options for an individual user. It will recognize what your patterns are and create search results that are most likely to serve your needs. Any searches that would be potentially flagged for whatever reason will still be flagged and connected to you regardless of a search engine's lack of "records". They're always watching.

 

[ZigZagZeke]

Google's records of your searches are great if you don't like sifting through the massive amounts of BS that is online. The reason for recording is to aid google in customizing the search options for an individual user. It will recognize what your patterns are and create search results that are most likely to serve your needs. Any searches that would be potentially flagged for whatever reason will still be flagged and connected to you regardless of a search engine's lack of "records". They're always watching.

And Google then sells your personal data to advertisers who think that because you searched for a given item you might buy their product. Your every move on Google is recorded, analyzed, and sold to anyone who wants to pay for it. If you are not running AdBlock, Ghostery, and other similar browser extensions to foil this data collection you will find your email inbox stuffed with spam daily thanks to Google's advertising business. The FTC recently fined Google a record amount for secretly bypassing the Apple Safari browser privacy settings.

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[Douglas]

TOR. They won't even know who you are.

 

[L81]

deleted.

 

[Darknight]

And Google then sells your personal data to advertisers who think that because you searched for a given item you might buy their product.

That's great; now I can tell the ball and chain that I was just searching for some lingerie for her and that's why all the porn e-mails keep rolling in!