Author: Henny Staas
Stop Google collecting data
As we have seen in my previous posts, Google collects a lot of data. The big question is, is that good or bad?A good thing is that Google does not sell your data. The only reason they collect your data is to present personalized ads to you.What is bad, Google stores all your data somewhere.…
Read MoreWhat Google stores
So, how do you see what Google stores about you? It is not difficult to see. There are just some simple steps, but you have to know how, and where, of course. In this post I guide you through the steps to see what Google stores about you. During these steps we can only limit…
Read MoreThe Google data vault
This is the second part on the collection of data by Google, the Google data vault. We continue where we stopped in the previous post, which you can find here. First we discuss some more apps and what data they store. After that we take a look at the consequences of this, is it good…
Read MoreGoogle collects data
Google collects data, let us find out what data Google collects in this blog post. In my previous post, which you can find here, I already discussed Google Chrome in relation to stored passwords. In this post we dive a little more into what data Google collects when you use their products. Google I think…
Read MoreBrowsers and passwords
In my previous posts on passwords and longer passwords, I talked about the importance of long and strong passwords. I also talked about password managers. In this post, browsers and passwords, I will discuss how browsers can create and store these passwords for you. Many modern web browsers offer the functionality to generate, and store,…
Read MoreInvisible folders
In this post I will talk about barely visible folders and invisible folders. Next to that I will show you a way to see them. As a last item I will talk about the Desktop and, more specifically, what not to do. Let us start. Creating a barely visible Desktop folder This is actually creating…
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