Re: Google's "Shared Endorsements"

[Daniël W. Crompton <daniel.crompton () gmail com>]

I had the checkbox unchecked too and assumed that it was because I'm in the
EU were an opt-in is mandatory. Isn't the same true in CA?

D.


On 15 October 2013 20:26, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah <
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> wrote:

> A lot of people are concerned about Google's new "Shared Endorsements"
> scheme:
> http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/15/how-to-remove-your-face-from-
> googles-upcoming-shared-endorsement-ads/<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnakedsecurity.sophos.com%2F2013%2F10%2F15%2Fhow-to-remove-your-face-from-googles-upcoming-shared-endorsement-ads%2F&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=429f1ffbc1854ebca32b4f337ed545cc>
>
> However, one should give credit where credit is due.  This is not one of
> Facebook's
> functions, where, regardless of what you've set or unset in the past,
> every time
> they add a new feature it defaults to "wide open."  If you have been
> careful with
> your Google account in the past, you will probably find yourself still
> protected.
> I'm pretty paranoid, but when I checked the Shared Endorsements setting
> page
> ( http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/15/how-to-remove-your-face-from-
> googles-upcoming-shared-endorsement-ads/<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnakedsecurity.sophos.com%2F2013%2F10%2F15%2Fhow-to-remove-your-face-from-googles-upcoming-shared-endorsement-ads%2F&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=6f5985417a8443d9bde5c12cd26805ef>)
>  on my accounts, and the "Based
> upon my activity, Google may show my name and profile photo in shared
> endorsements that appear in ads" box is unchecked on all of them.  I can
> only
> assume that it is because I've been circumspect in my settings in the past.
>
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