If you are anything like Dwight. K. Schrute from The Office, you may believe that computers, or Google know what we are doing at all times and we can't hide from technology. To an extent, this is true.
I just think it depends on how much you put out there on the Internet. If you have accounts linked to Google, they probably do know what goes on. They could find out your bank statements, what you shop for online, what statuses you post on Facebook, and what videos you look up on Youtube.
You have as much privacy from Google and the Internet as you want. If you don't want something to be found by someone searching on Google or by Google, don't put it there.
I told you I liked The Office.
Dwight is not just being paranoid (although he is paranoid). The fact is that Google has admitted that it scans the contents of people's gmail messages and uses the information it gathers to better target ads at them. So, if you send a gmail message to a friend saying that your dog ran away, chances are it will target you with pet store ads.
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