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[nooby]

Sorry poor grammar.

Google has a history of your searches.
After much criticism they have allowed
for you to opt out of it by clicking on a link.

When you do google search then the icon in upper right corner
looking like a CogWheel click on it and look for the drop down
list where it mention you can stop the result based on your personal
history of earlier searches.

Suppose I love Trikes of the HPV sort. Human Powered Vehicles (HPV)
not to be mistaken with Petrol or Gas Diesel powered such Bikes.

Then google knows which such Trikes that I looked at last time
I made a search.

So if I opt out then they will treat the weighted result differently
now when I tell them to ignore previous personal history of such searches.

Aint that cool or what to say

Why there is no link? Google is regional in that living in Sweden the
link goes to the Swedish version. So depending on where you live
each such link would differ. Take a look

Swedish text is "Inaktivera anpassade resultat baserade på sökaktivitet."

Google translate this to.

Turn off personalized results based on search activity.

That is a rather good translatio. Better than my poor grasp of English

[Bruce B]

Google links below

http://74.125.239.20/
http://74.125.239.16/
http://74.125.239.19/
http://74.125.239.17/
http://74.125.239.18/

These are the IP addresses for the Google I get in SoCal. Curious is they take you to the same or similiar pages I get.

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[Bruce B]

Using the link below should enable you to search and even browse anonymously.

https://startpage.com/

Then set your language preferences

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[Bruce B]

[Barkin]

some web proxies have been broken ... https://anonymous-proxy-servers.net/en/help/otherServices.html

[Bruce B]

[nooby]

[Bruce B]

[nooby]

Thanks for that link and I find EFF to be good at getting how it works.

I trust my browser is rather unique so I trust them know when I am active
regardless of what I do.

Test this.

Delete all cookies and then in firefox upper right corner
write just the letter t as in tango.

if you have allowed them to give advices then it comes up for
my swedish version the same suggestion each time.

target
twitter
translate
ticketmaster
thesaurus
tumblr
travelocity

that could either mean they give that answer to everybody
based on some algoritm that is universal or they know
that I use translate rather often. Why they have target and twitter
that I never use can support it is something that everybody get first.

if I just write the letter d then they show
dictionary as first choice and I use dictionary each day.

Or maybe everybody get that one first? Could be me overdo this things too

[Barkin]

[Keef]

Trying the same thing with Opera, using the Google search box, gives the same result for 't': target, twitter, translate.
...and 'd' gives: dictionary, delta, dominoes.

[Barkin]

I found this free web proxy ... http://searchprivate.com/

I wouldn't trust it with login passwords or bank details, (e.g. not encrypted), but it may be OK for an anonymous Google search ... http://searchprivate.com/browse.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&b=24&f=norefer


Clear your cookies before using this proxy otherwise Google can still tell it's you and will filter your search results accordingly [see filter bubble]

[nooby]

Thanks guys, that is evidence for me being too para something
So that where a relief. It is a general result that all of us get
and not exclusive based on my personal habit to translate words
or to look up in dictionary.

[John Lewis]

What about Do Not Track Plus in Firefox?

It claims to prevent tracking.

John

[bark_bark_bark]