8 replies to this topic

[lostinmn]

I'm thinking about creating a privacy application for Google and the other search engines. Many of you may have heard that Google is soon going to be creating a user profile for everyone and selling user information to other parties on everyone that uses them.

I am thinking about creating a program, that will enter random search terms and browse Google (or whatever other search engine) 24\7. Yes, Google would continue to collect what you have searched for, but along with thousands of other garbage searches, thus making their collected information worthless.

I'm wondering, do you guys think this idea would work?

[voral]

I think this is not a serious idea. If you are afraid that the best step - to destroy the computer. :)
I am not ashamed of my actions in Internet

---------- Post added at 01:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:03 AM ----------

There are many more interesting and useful tasks

[Guest]

This has already been done. It's a Firefox extension called TrackMeNot. So yes, it would work, but it may not be necessary if TrackMeNot already suits your needs.

[WingedPanther]

The more fundamental problem you'll run into is staying logged in to Google services.

[lostinmn]

I'm not thinking of myself. I'm thinking of making something that could be sold. People probably don't want information recorded if they are looking for anti-depressants, marriage counselors, alchohol support groups, etc.

Search engines sell all your information all the time, and it's just going to get worse.

[WingedPanther]

HTTPS doesn't stop them from collection or selling anything. It just means outsiders can't spy on what you're doing.

[logicPwn]

Could design a program around TOR but as someone said above you would not be able to log in or they would know it's you. Also would be smart to clean cookies and cache.

[lostinmn]

this would not block cookies from any sites you've logged in to. It would only randomly visit thousands of other sites during off hours to make Google's data on you worthless.

[bbqroast]

I just did some quick searches and I only found the normal crack pot theories. They say in their TOS that they don't sell information, thus selling information would result in a LOT of law suites. NB: They probably have a filter for things like this.