Interesting Fact About Google Toolbar

[Ogandydancer]

Just found out while looking for something else that Google Toolbar has a built in app to send your location to sites that you browse thru them. The good part however is , there is a way to disable it. What a wonderful thought that everysite I have ever browsed now has my location.

 

[LazyKB]

Disable how?

 

[Ogandydancer]

Disable how?

Click on the little wrench and when the box opens up on the left side are listed several options, choose tools and about the sixth one down says my location just un-check it and click save.

 

[Rule3]

By location what do you mean? IP address?

The current version of FireFox, the Google Toolbar is not compatible.

 

[Lee in Quartzsite]

The current version of FireFox, the Google Toolbar is not compatible.

That's what I like about FireFox, it dumped Google some time ago....didn't realize people still use Internet Explorer..........

 

[sophie]

Click on the little wrench and when the box opens up on the left side are listed several options, choose tools and about the sixth one down says my location just un-check it and click save.

I use internet explorer 8 and the google toolbar and I can't find the little wrench symbol anywhere that you talk about. Am I missing something?

James

 

[Pilgrim]

A good program to have:

Do Not Track Plus from Abine.com

It's free and you'll be surprised how many web sites put in tracking thingeee's.

 

[Sprefix]

Thanks Pilgrim. I too use Firefox. JFYI---nothing, NOTHING on a computer is safe, secret, or not out there for the world to see.

 

[Ogandydancer]

I use internet explorer 8 and the google toolbar and I can't find the little wrench symbol anywhere that you talk about. Am I missing something?

James

{t is only Google tool/search bar. Does Not affect IE.

 

[sophie]

{t is only Google tool/search bar. Does Not affect IE.

Ok I see what you mean. Thanks for the info.

James

 

[cowart]

In Windows 7, you can click on Tools...Manage add-ons
You get a list of all the IE add-ons installed, and you can disable or enable each one as often as you want.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Ruh roh............

Just fixed it, thanks for the heads up.
Is there anyway I can route them to rburg's address????

 

[Engineer1911]

No Caj, No! Send the searchers to the Big Gorilla.

 

[JcMack]

Google changed their "user" agreement a couple months ago. If you use Google now you have officially agreed to them selling your info to the highest bidder. Clearing your history may result in loss of saved passwords and "cookies". Google toolbar doesn't integrate into Firefox since about six updates ago. I still believe Firefox is more secure than IE.