Google Toolbar Tracks Browsing Even After Users Choose “Disable”
Ben Edelman time again with research into Google Toolbar and it’s practices after you disable it.
Ben Edelman (Direct link to the article) – “I present screenshots and screen-capture videos demonstrating that even after a user specifically chooses to “disable” the Google Toolbar, and even after the Google Toolbar disappears from view, Google Toolbar continues tracking users’ web browsing — including the specific sites visited, pages browsed, and searches conducted. I then critique Google’s installation — which lets users activate these transmissions in a single click, while ceasing the transmissions is much harder. I compare Google’s current notice/consent process to Google’s 2004 version, finding important declines in both the presentation and substance of disclosures.”
It’s pretty worrying to be honest as privacy plays a big part on our every day life these days. Have an opinion about the research? Tell us here.
