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# Google and privacy

[G](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Google)[o](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program))[o](https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/)[g](https://www.wired.com/2012/06/opinion-google-is-evil/)[l](https://securitygladiators.com/chrome-privacy-bad/)[e](https://www.zdnet.com/article/goodbye-google-why-and-how-to-take-back-your-privacy/) [h](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/28/all-the-data-facebook-google-has-on-you-privacy)[a](https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/21/21146998/google-new-mexico-children-privacy-school-chromebook-lawsuit)[s](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/08/dont-play-googles-privacy-sandbox-1) [a](https://money.cnn.com/2017/10/11/technology/google-home-mini-security-flaw/index.html) [v](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-googles-spying-on-use_b_3530296)[e](https://medium.com/digiprivacy/i-stopped-using-google-as-my-search-engine-heres-why-7a3a1b4fef81)[r](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/05/fitbit-google-acquisition-health-data)[y](https://www.computerworld.com/article/3128791/how-google-homes-always-on-will-affect-privacy.html) [v](https://protonmail.com/blog/google-privacy-problem/)[e](https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2020/02/23/google-chrome-80-upgrade-deep-linking-update-chrome-browser/)[r](https://www.wired.co.uk/article/duckduckgo-google-alternative-search-privacy)[y](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide_argument#Criticism) [b](https://spreadprivacy.com/three-reasons-why-the-nothing-to-hide-argument-is-flawed/)[a](https://eduzaurus.com/free-essay-samples/nothing-to-hide-argument-has-nothing-to-say/)[d](https://www.cnet.com/how-to/google-collects-a-frightening-amount-of-data-about-you-you-can-find-and-delete-it-now/) [r](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/google-sells-future-powered-your-personal-data-n870501)[e](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/google-says-it-doesnt-sell-your-data-heres-how-company-shares-monetizes-and)[c](https://www.wired.com/story/google-tracks-you-privacy/)[o](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/28/all-the-data-facebook-google-has-on-you-privacy)[r](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5743829/Googles-vision-TOTAL-data-collection-revealed.html)[d](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-privacy-lawsuit-idUSKBN23933H) [w](https://www.wired.com/story/health-fitness-data-privacy/)[h](https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-sued-over-kids-data-collection-on-education-chromebooks)[e](https://mashable.com/article/google-android-data-collection-study/)[n](https://www.engadget.com/australian-government-google-data-collection-lawsuit-182043643.html) [i](https://www.maketecheasier.com/studyandroid-data-google-ios-apple/)[t](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/23/never-googlers-web-users-take-ultimate-step-guard-their-data/) [c](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/12/business/google-project-nightingale-ascension/index.html)[o](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Google_data_breach)[m](https://moz.com/blog/where-does-google-draw-the-data-collection-line)[e](https://mashable.com/article/google-android-data-collection-study/)[s](https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/06/google-sued-over-data-collection-from-users-in-incognito-mode/) [t](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/technology/google-europe-gdpr-fine.html)[o](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-30/google-sued-over-data-claims-on-behalf-of-5-million-iphone-users) [u](https://time.com/23782/google-flu-trends-big-data-problems/)[s](https://www.reuters.com/article/dataprivacy-googleyoutube-kidsdata-idUSL1N2J306W)[e](https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/google-is-collecting-your-data-even-when-your-phone-isnt-in-use/)[r](https://www.computerworld.com/article/2914838/project-fi-will-help-google-amass-even-more-data-about-you.html) [p](https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/google-says-class-action-lawsuit-plaintiffs-consented-to-data-collection/)[r](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/01/what-google-can-really-do-with-nest-or-really-nests-data/)[i](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-education-spies-on-collects-data-on-millions-of-kids-alleges-lawsuit-new-mexico-attorney-general/)[v](https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/the-student-data-mining-scandal-under-our-noses/)[a](https://www.wired.com/insights/2012/10/google-opt-out/)[c](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/technology/google-youtube-fine-ftc.html)[y](https://medium.com/@hansdezwart/during-world-war-ii-we-did-have-something-to-hide-40689565c550)[.](https://medium.com/digitalprivacywise/why-you-should-stop-using-google-chrome-6c934c9a827c) (I could go on and on with evidence of this, but it took a long time to find and go through all these articles)

No matter what you do, when you are using Google, all of your sensitive personal data is being sent to Google and others. Google has also been spotted going through open programs. For example, from personal experience (on Firefox) with a YouTube tab open that I didn't visit, I watched several videos offline (VLC Media Player) Later when I went to check the recommendations, it was nearly everything that I had watched. There is no doubt they are spying on other programs too.

In Google Chrome (and many other browsers) an incognito mode is present. In Google Chrome, this mode is pointless, as Google will still mine your data. Even if you turn data mining/tracking off, and enable the "do not track" signal, surprise suprise, Google is still mining your data.

Using DuckDuckGo to protect your privacy on Google only helps for what you search, but Google will still mine your data, so it isn't as effective.

## Sources

A copy of the above sources:

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Google](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Google)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_(surveillance_program))

[https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/](https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/)

[https://www.wired.com/2012/06/opinion-google-is-evil/](https://www.wired.com/2012/06/opinion-google-is-evil/)

[https://securitygladiators.com/chrome-privacy-bad/](https://securitygladiators.com/chrome-privacy-bad/)

[https://www.zdnet.com/article/goodbye-google-why-and-how-to-take-back-your-privacy/](https://www.zdnet.com/article/goodbye-google-why-and-how-to-take-back-your-privacy/)

[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/28/all-the-data-facebook-google-has-on-you-privacy/](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/28/all-the-data-facebook-google-has-on-you-privacy/)

[https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/21/21146998/google-new-mexico-children-privacy-school-chromebook-lawsuit](https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/2/21/21146998/google-new-mexico-children-privacy-school-chromebook-lawsuit)

[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/08/dont-play-googles-privacy-sandbox-1](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/08/dont-play-googles-privacy-sandbox-1)

[https://money.cnn.com/2017/10/11/technology/google-home-mini-security-flaw/index.html](https://money.cnn.com/2017/10/11/technology/google-home-mini-security-flaw/index.html)

[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-googles-spying-on-use_b_3530296](https://www.huffpost.com/entry/why-googles-spying-on-use_b_3530296)

[https://medium.com/digiprivacy/i-stopped-using-google-as-my-search-engine-heres-why-7a3a1b4fef81](https://medium.com/digiprivacy/i-stopped-using-google-as-my-search-engine-heres-why-7a3a1b4fef81)

[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/05/fitbit-google-acquisition-health-data](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/05/fitbit-google-acquisition-health-data)

[https://www.computerworld.com/article/3128791/how-google-homes-always-on-will-affect-privacy.html](https://www.computerworld.com/article/3128791/how-google-homes-always-on-will-affect-privacy.html)

[https://protonmail.com/blog/google-privacy-problem/](https://protonmail.com/blog/google-privacy-problem/)

[https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2020/02/23/google-chrome-80-upgrade-deep-linking-update-chrome-browser/](https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2020/02/23/google-chrome-80-upgrade-deep-linking-update-chrome-browser/)

[https://www.wired.co.uk/article/duckduckgo-google-alternative-search-privacy](https://www.wired.co.uk/article/duckduckgo-google-alternative-search-privacy)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide_argument#Criticism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide_argument#Criticism)

[https://spreadprivacy.com/three-reasons-why-the-nothing-to-hide-argument-is-flawed/](https://spreadprivacy.com/three-reasons-why-the-nothing-to-hide-argument-is-flawed/)

[https://eduzaurus.com/free-essay-samples/nothing-to-hide-argument-has-nothing-to-say/](https://eduzaurus.com/free-essay-samples/nothing-to-hide-argument-has-nothing-to-say/)

[https://www.cnet.com/how-to/google-collects-a-frightening-amount-of-data-about-you-you-can-find-and-delete-it-now/](https://www.cnet.com/how-to/google-collects-a-frightening-amount-of-data-about-you-you-can-find-and-delete-it-now/)

[https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/google-sells-future-powered-your-personal-data-n870501](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/google-sells-future-powered-your-personal-data-n870501)

[https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/google-says-it-doesnt-sell-your-data-heres-how-company-shares-monetizes-and](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/google-says-it-doesnt-sell-your-data-heres-how-company-shares-monetizes-and)

[https://www.wired.com/story/google-tracks-you-privacy/](https://www.wired.com/story/google-tracks-you-privacy/)

[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/28/all-the-data-facebook-google-has-on-you-privacy](https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/28/all-the-data-facebook-google-has-on-you-privacy)

[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5743829/Googles-vision-TOTAL-data-collection-revealed.html](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5743829/Googles-vision-TOTAL-data-collection-revealed.html)

[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-privacy-lawsuit-idUSKBN23933H](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alphabet-google-privacy-lawsuit-idUSKBN23933H)

[https://www.wired.com/story/health-fitness-data-privacy/](https://www.wired.com/story/health-fitness-data-privacy/)

[https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-sued-over-kids-data-collection-on-education-chromebooks](https://www.pcmag.com/news/google-sued-over-kids-data-collection-on-education-chromebooks)

[https://mashable.com/article/google-android-data-collection-study/](https://mashable.com/article/google-android-data-collection-study/)

[https://www.engadget.com/australian-government-google-data-collection-lawsuit-182043643.html](https://www.engadget.com/australian-government-google-data-collection-lawsuit-182043643.html)

[https://www.maketecheasier.com/studyandroid-data-google-ios-apple/](https://www.maketecheasier.com/studyandroid-data-google-ios-apple/)

[https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/23/never-googlers-web-users-take-ultimate-step-guard-their-data/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/07/23/never-googlers-web-users-take-ultimate-step-guard-their-data/)

[https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/12/business/google-project-nightingale-ascension/index.html](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/12/business/google-project-nightingale-ascension/index.html)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Google_data_breach](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Google_data_breach)

[https://moz.com/blog/where-does-google-draw-the-data-collection-line](https://moz.com/blog/where-does-google-draw-the-data-collection-line)

[https://mashable.com/article/google-android-data-collection-study/](https://mashable.com/article/google-android-data-collection-study/)

[https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/06/google-sued-over-data-collection-from-users-in-incognito-mode/](https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/06/google-sued-over-data-collection-from-users-in-incognito-mode/)

[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/technology/google-europe-gdpr-fine.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/technology/google-europe-gdpr-fine.html)

[https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-30/google-sued-over-data-claims-on-behalf-of-5-million-iphone-users](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-30/google-sued-over-data-claims-on-behalf-of-5-million-iphone-users)

[https://time.com/23782/google-flu-trends-big-data-problems/](https://time.com/23782/google-flu-trends-big-data-problems/)

[https://www.reuters.com/article/dataprivacy-googleyoutube-kidsdata-idUSL1N2J306W](https://www.reuters.com/article/dataprivacy-googleyoutube-kidsdata-idUSL1N2J306W)

[https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/google-is-collecting-your-data-even-when-your-phone-isnt-in-use/](https://www.adweek.com/performance-marketing/google-is-collecting-your-data-even-when-your-phone-isnt-in-use/)

[https://www.computerworld.com/article/2914838/project-fi-will-help-google-amass-even-more-data-about-you.html](https://www.computerworld.com/article/2914838/project-fi-will-help-google-amass-even-more-data-about-you.html)

[https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/google-says-class-action-lawsuit-plaintiffs-consented-to-data-collection/](https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/privacy/google-says-class-action-lawsuit-plaintiffs-consented-to-data-collection/)

[https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/01/what-google-can-really-do-with-nest-or-really-nests-data/](https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2014/01/what-google-can-really-do-with-nest-or-really-nests-data/)

[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-education-spies-on-collects-data-on-millions-of-kids-alleges-lawsuit-new-mexico-attorney-general/](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/google-education-spies-on-collects-data-on-millions-of-kids-alleges-lawsuit-new-mexico-attorney-general/)

[https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/the-student-data-mining-scandal-under-our-noses/](https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/the-student-data-mining-scandal-under-our-noses/)

[https://www.wired.com/insights/2012/10/google-opt-out/](https://www.wired.com/insights/2012/10/google-opt-out/)

[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/technology/google-youtube-fine-ftc.html](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/04/technology/google-youtube-fine-ftc.html)

[https://medium.com/@hansdezwart/during-world-war-ii-we-did-have-something-to-hide-40689565c550](https://medium.com/@hansdezwart/during-world-war-ii-we-did-have-something-to-hide-40689565c550)

[https://medium.com/digitalprivacywise/why-you-should-stop-using-google-chrome-6c934c9a827c](https://medium.com/digitalprivacywise/why-you-should-stop-using-google-chrome-6c934c9a827c)

More sources coming soon, this article is a stub and needs to be expanded.

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