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A Web Site Mysteriously Knows Who I Am & Details About My Last Visit. Scary!
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<blockquote data-quote="PGB1" data-source="post: 1835833" data-attributes="member: 76746"><p>Thanks Ashwin, KRS & Jake for replying with helpful suggestions. I do appreciate your help!</p><p>Sorry for the edit, but Jake replied while I was typing my reply.</p><p></p><p>For fun, I went back to Humana. They still know me. I wanted to try on my wife's iPad, but am scared to have spy stuff enter her device.</p><p></p><p>I didn't enter my name anywhere on any of the sites that I visited during that session. </p><p>I do not recall being at their site in the past. I certainly would have had no reason to give any personal data to them.</p><p></p><p>It's interesting what you said, Jake, about Google. So even though I did not use Google for searching, they can store stuff simply because I have a Google account and this computer knows it? Oy!</p><p></p><p>That behavior is too Big Brother for my tastes. And the fact that they will apparently share it with Humana is way beyond my comfort level. (The only reason I have a Google account is because when I got an Android phone I had to have it for the phone to work. I don't know if that's an Android thing, or an AT&T thing.)</p><p>Truthfully, if they are sneaking around when I don't use Google for searching, I'll plan to switch to an iPhone and destroy my Google account. </p><p></p><p>I wonder if a privacy search engine, like DuckDuck Go, would be beneficial. I usually use Yahoo for searching because they automatically open every clicked link in a new tab. I'll get used to Command-Click for tabs.</p><p></p><p>When I clear History and cache, doesn't one of those clear the cookies? </p><p>If not, is there a way to clear them, or do they keep, at their end, something that ties my IP address to my browsing of the day? If so, I wonder if I could have a rolling ip address- or if that would really goof up the works. </p><p></p><p>That is interesting what you said Ashwin about "Friendly Face". I must be a parallel universe kind of guy, since I don't like the idea at all. </p><p>If Humana is callous enough to save stuff about me and figure out my name without my consent, I certainly will not do business with them. Sign up and give a social security number? No Chance!</p><p></p><p>Even Amazon and eBay don't remember my searches when I am not logged in after I clear history & caches. They do remember what I looked at if I'm logged in, but I guess that's the Friendly Face that Ashwin mentioned.</p><p>Me? If I see something of interest at eBay or Amazon, instead of logging so so they save it, I'll do File -Save As and save the file for later use. Clicking on the saved file will take me back to the vendor's web site page.</p><p></p><p>I used to use Private Browsing often, but many sites complain & won't work. Some don't care. Actually, I'm on Private Browsing now and this site does not seem to mind. Perhaps it is time to start using it again.</p><p></p><p>A Ashwin mentioned, I should get in the habit of using Private Browsing. I'll skip the sites that complain unless I have to be there. I'll be sure to subscribe to a VPN, at least for really private things like money stuff and health. I have Opera with VPN, but don't think it's a real one. </p><p></p><p>Such Is Life With The Conveniences That Technology Provides!</p><p></p><p>Paul</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PGB1, post: 1835833, member: 76746"] Thanks Ashwin, KRS & Jake for replying with helpful suggestions. I do appreciate your help! Sorry for the edit, but Jake replied while I was typing my reply. For fun, I went back to Humana. They still know me. I wanted to try on my wife's iPad, but am scared to have spy stuff enter her device. I didn't enter my name anywhere on any of the sites that I visited during that session. I do not recall being at their site in the past. I certainly would have had no reason to give any personal data to them. It's interesting what you said, Jake, about Google. So even though I did not use Google for searching, they can store stuff simply because I have a Google account and this computer knows it? Oy! That behavior is too Big Brother for my tastes. And the fact that they will apparently share it with Humana is way beyond my comfort level. (The only reason I have a Google account is because when I got an Android phone I had to have it for the phone to work. I don't know if that's an Android thing, or an AT&T thing.) Truthfully, if they are sneaking around when I don't use Google for searching, I'll plan to switch to an iPhone and destroy my Google account. I wonder if a privacy search engine, like DuckDuck Go, would be beneficial. I usually use Yahoo for searching because they automatically open every clicked link in a new tab. I'll get used to Command-Click for tabs. When I clear History and cache, doesn't one of those clear the cookies? If not, is there a way to clear them, or do they keep, at their end, something that ties my IP address to my browsing of the day? If so, I wonder if I could have a rolling ip address- or if that would really goof up the works. That is interesting what you said Ashwin about "Friendly Face". I must be a parallel universe kind of guy, since I don't like the idea at all. If Humana is callous enough to save stuff about me and figure out my name without my consent, I certainly will not do business with them. Sign up and give a social security number? No Chance! Even Amazon and eBay don't remember my searches when I am not logged in after I clear history & caches. They do remember what I looked at if I'm logged in, but I guess that's the Friendly Face that Ashwin mentioned. Me? If I see something of interest at eBay or Amazon, instead of logging so so they save it, I'll do File -Save As and save the file for later use. Clicking on the saved file will take me back to the vendor's web site page. I used to use Private Browsing often, but many sites complain & won't work. Some don't care. Actually, I'm on Private Browsing now and this site does not seem to mind. Perhaps it is time to start using it again. A Ashwin mentioned, I should get in the habit of using Private Browsing. I'll skip the sites that complain unless I have to be there. I'll be sure to subscribe to a VPN, at least for really private things like money stuff and health. I have Opera with VPN, but don't think it's a real one. Such Is Life With The Conveniences That Technology Provides! Paul [/QUOTE]
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