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http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl Daily Chat >> General Posts >> hey kirk, what about google http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1230847387 Message started by [joHnny]w_ an_h on Jan 1^st, 2009 at 5:03pm

Title: hey kirk, what about google
Post by [joHnny]w_ an_h on Jan 1^st, 2009 at 5:03pm

doesn't google keep a record of your ip address and what you search for?

Title: Re: hey kirk, what about google
Post by gizmo on Jan 1^st, 2009 at 5:05pm

Well, they try but you can circumvent a few things by blocking cookies and scripts.

Oliver

Title: Re: hey kirk, what about google
Post by Frank_W on Jan 1^st, 2009 at 5:12pm

Yep. Me too. Firefox is the shiznit. [smiley=cheesy.gif]

Title: Re: hey kirk, what about google
Post by Kirk on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 8:55pm

Yes they do. Disabling scripts and cookies helps. I also masqurade my IP address as well. That and I have my browser miss identify itself and my system, just for grins.
Anyhow thats the way I do it.
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Title: Re: hey kirk, what about google
Post by [joHnny]w_ an_h on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 10:08pm

Kirk wrote on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 8:55pm:

how do you misidentify your browser? is that a linix thing. i have windows but i use Mozilla.

Title: Re: hey kirk, what about google
Post by Azraels Kiss on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 11:18pm

-johnny- wrote on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 10:08pm:

how do you misidentify your browser? is that a linix thing. i have windows but i use Mozilla.

For Mozilla Firefox... In about:config you can change the useragent variable, or there's an extension available that can change the user agent information for you.

For Opera, it's a preference setting.

For IE... ???

PFDAN...................................... Azrael's Kiss

Title: Re: hey kirk, what about google
Post by Opus on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 11:19pm

If you use Firefox there is an extension to do this so you don't have to muck about in about:config.

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Title: Re: hey kirk, what about google
Post by Opus on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 11:20pm

You beat me too it Ken, good to see you back here.

Paul [smiley=smokin.gif]

Title: Re: hey kirk, what about google
Post by Kirk on Jan 6^th, 2009 at 9:10am

Hi Ken long time no see. you both beat me to it. I use the config file in FF. The rest of the time I use Konguror, and just change the browser and system settings in preferences.
for masking my IP, i have a Cisco 6240 router and I use the network management tools to rewrite my stack and lie to the Cisco Catylist 2790 that Comcast has upstream of me. Easy cheat. But then I'm lazy as you well know.
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