Fri
May 17 2013
01:26 pm
Google just creeped me out
By: R. Neal

Google Now just popped up a notification on my smartphone telling me the travel time to Provision Health & Wellness. Apparently it's because I searched for Provision Health Alliance from my desktop computer for a post I made a few minutes ago.

(It's 28 minutes, by the way, with light traffic on Alcoa Highway and no delays. There's also a little map.)

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Russ's picture

Creepy

Submitted by Russ on Fri, 2013/05/17 - 2:42pm.

Google creeped me out a few months ago when a Google search contained a personalized section centered around my Twitter account, with the question "Is this you?" next to the results. There is nothing in my Google account that even mentions Twitter, much less RussM.

How'd they do that?

R. Neal's picture

Google knows more about you

Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 2013/05/17 - 8:10pm.
(in reply to Russ)

Google knows more about you than you do? Even creepier.

MichaelGrider's picture

It's called "Google Now."

Submitted by MichaelGrider (not verified) on Fri, 2013/05/17 - 4:54pm.

It's called "Google Now." Good feature, especially in larger cities. Can feel a big big-brother-ish. Check out the Google Now page (link...).

R. Neal's picture

Yes, familiar with it. See

Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 2013/05/17 - 4:59pm.
(in reply to MichaelGrider)

Yes, familiar with it. See previous review here...

The Google surveillance of my online activity across devices is a little creepy, though. But like they say, what are you worried about if you have nothing to hide?

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