Words Not to Google
Jan 11, 2021 06:51:25 #
Jan 11, 2021 06:59:13 #
DAN Phillips wrote:
Watch your back, it will probably get worse.
That’s okay. I know this fantastic ju-jitsu move where I can toss someone over my back and snap their spine in the process. I also have an overzealous Labrador/Dalmatian dog who will want to be played with until he is annoying.
Jan 11, 2021 08:59:29 #
Longshadow wrote:
So if I Google thermo-nuclear devices,
Who comes after me?
AEC, DoD, CIA or FBI?
All of them?
Who comes after me?
AEC, DoD, CIA or FBI?
All of them?
Yes, but not right away. It would take them a while to coordinate their schedules so they don't all show up at the same time.
Jan 11, 2021 09:08:41 #
LoisCroft
Loc: Jonesborough, Tennessee
My very religious boss asked me to research statuary for a mall he was building and suggested statues of Venus. I got tons of porn after that and I told him it wasn't anything I did on my own. I don't think he believed me until I challenged him to do a search on his own computer and see what happens.
Jan 11, 2021 09:08:43 #
jerryc41 wrote:
...Avoid Googling...
This is excellent advice. It's a simple matter to avoid Google search. Bing is just as bad. A private search engine that doesn't share your searches with advertisors is easy to find and use. DuckDuckGo.com is an obvious and popular choice.
Jan 11, 2021 09:24:06 #
Longshadow wrote:
So if I Google thermo-nuclear devices,
Who comes after me?
AEC, DoD, CIA or FBI?
All of them?
Who comes after me?
AEC, DoD, CIA or FBI?
All of them?
Probably one of those Alphabet Orgs. we don't know about...
Jan 11, 2021 09:27:25 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
Good case for using DuckDuckGo, a search engine which doesn't track your search or store your personal information.
Don't think for one minute that the NSA doesn't have everything on everybody. Why else is their newest facility so huge!
Jan 11, 2021 09:50:46 #
Years ago I was researching hangars for small aircraft. One of the manufacturers was Erect-a-Tube. I received some really interesting recommendations when I Googled the manufacturer's name.
Jan 11, 2021 10:34:24 #
." I have a friend at work who looked up a nasal drug delivery system. The corporation sent two employees and confiscated his computer. They returned it and didn’t apologize. Nothing questionable was found and No search warrant had been provided. Anyone better have a search warrant or it’s not going to end well. I have nothing to hide and everything can be disclosed."
How can a "corporation" confiscate a computer from a private citizen. We would have a problem if they showed up at my door.
How can a "corporation" confiscate a computer from a private citizen. We would have a problem if they showed up at my door.
Jan 11, 2021 10:40:47 #
roaddogie wrote:
." I have a friend at work who looked up a na... (show quote)
I wondered about that also, but if it was a company computer, the company would have the right to take it.
Jan 11, 2021 11:01:50 #
drobvit wrote:
Don't think for one minute that the NSA doesn't have everything on everybody. Why else is their newest facility so huge!
Speaking of which...
https://theintercept.com/2016/11/16/the-nsas-spy-hub-in-new-york-hidden-in-plain-sight/
Videos on YouTube, too.
Jan 11, 2021 11:22:16 #
tairving wrote:
Some years ago a friend was doing research on the effects of high blood pressure. When he Googled "silent killers" he go an apparently real hit on an international asaassin.
A post-doc wanted a generic picture of a cow for poster, got lots of photos of naked men on cows. In this case, management would not have been happy.
We were doing manure testing and had a runaway reaction. Looked up urea+chlorine+reaction. The text which just described the website was some of the filthiest text I have ever seen.
Good people set up dictionary like material so you not their site.
If XXX material is legal and you want it fine, but to deliberately mis-direct people should be illegal, imagine hitting child pork by error, agencies with three initials might should up.
I find the web indespensible for quick checks on all sorts of things, but search engines are becoming more useless due to everyone wanting you to see their site whether relevant or not.
Jan 11, 2021 12:06:21 #
Scruples wrote:
Personally, I google everything. It is helpful. I ... (show quote)
I agree with most of this. Corporations do own the infrastructure, even if you bring your own device, and they are well within their rights to sniff traffic for suspicious activity and investigate. In fact, 95% of companies have written policies that every employee must sign before using any company computers, copiers, and telephones. They keep these in HR files for the attorneys...
The algorithms that look for suspicious activity are dumb bots, so they will trap some perfectly innocent things. I once did a search for “Association for Systems Management.” My search was blocked, and I got the royal reaming from IT because it has “Ass” in Association! Pretty random, but then I had to fire two people for searching porn sites on the production floor...
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