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Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on Feb 16, 2010 5:37:30 GMT
Just ask because i had to access TT from elsewhere yesterday and having not commited the address to memory, just googled it. As expected, the top answer was "Tinpot Terrace - Home" but i was taken by surprise to see that second ranked answer was "Tinpot Terrace - View Profile: Sultan of Cannock SRFC"  Is this a general thing for everyone or are google answers somehow tailored to the making the inquiry these days?  |
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Post by Meadow on Feb 16, 2010 12:38:38 GMT
Just ask because i had to access TT from elsewhere yesterday and having not commited the address to memory, just googled it. As expected, the top answer was "Tinpot Terrace - Home" but i was taken by surprise to see that second ranked answer was "Tinpot Terrace - View Profile: Sultan of Cannock SRFC" Is this a general thing for everyone or are google answers somehow tailored to the making the inquiry these days? Spooky. I just got the same result as you, Sultan. You're being stalked. |
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Post by AFC J Esaj PRA on Feb 16, 2010 12:46:44 GMT
If you just type into the Google search bar, you only need go as far as 'Tinpot te' to get here, although that maybe Google making use of my personal data to work it out...
The second search result for our Sultan is an example of Google 'monitoring' what he does online. It knows who he is, what he searches for and how, and will frequently put 2 and 2 together to create 5 in the guise of being helpful.
It's quite frightening how much personal information is out there floating in cyberspace. How many of you logged on to Facebook for the first time and found it populated with tens or hundreds of people you know? And that's before you've provided them with any real information!
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Post by ambersalamander on Feb 16, 2010 13:34:33 GMT
It obviously means lots of people are fascinated by you and have been looking at your profile Sulty ;D
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Post by robotsmfc on Feb 16, 2010 13:50:28 GMT
If you just type into the Google search bar, you only need go as far as 'Tinpot te' to get here, although that maybe Google making use of my personal data to work it out... The second search result for our Sultan is an example of Google 'monitoring' what he does online. It knows who he is, what he searches for and how, and will frequently put 2 and 2 together to create 5 in the guise of being helpful. It's quite frightening how much personal information is out there floating in cyberspace. How many of you logged on to Facebook for the first time and found it populated with tens or hundreds of people you know? And that's before you've provided them with any real information! Why is it that the police have to wait until they take their computers in for repair to catch internet paedophiles then? Are Google et al. not allowed to give their Big Brother-esque data away, or is it just sitting on some server somewhere waiting to be used by a computer to tailor our searches to our preferences? |
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Post by loy PRA on Feb 16, 2010 18:40:31 GMT
If you just type into the Google search bar, you only need go as far as 'Tinpot te' to get here, although that maybe Google making use of my personal data to work it out... The second search result for our Sultan is an example of Google 'monitoring' what he does online. It knows who he is, what he searches for and how, and will frequently put 2 and 2 together to create 5 in the guise of being helpful. It's quite frightening how much personal information is out there floating in cyberspace. How many of you logged on to Facebook for the first time and found it populated with tens or hundreds of people you know? And that's before you've provided them with any real information! Why is it that the police have to wait until they take their computers in for repair to catch internet paedophiles then? Are Google et al. not allowed to give their Big Brother-esque data away, or is it just sitting on some server somewhere waiting to be used by a computer to tailor our searches to our preferences? They're not. The Police aren't allowed to use any information outside of HOLMES or investigation for various reasons, they're even not allowed to use other government databases. Also have you actually read 1984? Big Brother doesn't actually have that sort of information on file for his citizens. He just spies on them. |
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Post by ambersalamander on Feb 16, 2010 20:18:51 GMT
You are so pedantic sometimes   |
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Post by loy PRA on Feb 16, 2010 21:34:51 GMT
You are so pedantic sometimes She typed, from her glass house. |
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Post by ambersalamander on Feb 16, 2010 22:16:28 GMT
It's Waterford crystal, I'll have you know |
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Post by robotsmfc on Feb 17, 2010 3:56:43 GMT
Also have you actually read 1984? Big Brother doesn't actually have that sort of information on file for his citizens. He just spies on them. Indeed I have read 'Nineteen Eighty-Four'. Don't rate it as highly as the slightly earlier (and slightly prophetic) 'Keep The Aspidistra Flying', mind. |
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Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on Feb 23, 2010 13:55:10 GMT
It's quite frightening how much personal information is out there floating in cyberspace. How many of you logged on to Facebook for the first time and found it populated with tens or hundreds of people you know? And that's before you've provided them with any real information! That's the main reason i don't register on facebook. Yhere are quite a number of people in my past who i ferventley hope to keep there rather than in my present or future. I remember seeing the film version of 1984 with the Eurythmics soundtrack. John Hurt played Winston just the way i'd imagined the character when reading the book and Suzanna Hamilton stripped naked.... |
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Post by loy PRA on Feb 23, 2010 14:41:59 GMT
It's quite frightening how much personal information is out there floating in cyberspace. How many of you logged on to Facebook for the first time and found it populated with tens or hundreds of people you know? And that's before you've provided them with any real information! That's the main reason i don't register on facebook. Yhere are quite a number of people in my past who i ferventley hope to keep there rather than in my present or future. I remember seeing the film version of 1984 with the Eurythmics soundtrack. John Hurt played Winston just the way i'd imagined the character when reading the book and Suzanna Hamilton stripped naked.... Yeah John Hurt got it spot on, I agree. |
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Post by Sultan of Cannock- SRFC on Feb 26, 2010 15:39:29 GMT
[ Yeah John Hurt got it spot on, I agree. From the look on Suzanna's face i'd say that he got it pretty much on the spot, too   |
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