When the Google Privacy settings popped up, I naturally went to the information site.
After spending a few minutes trying to understand the various check boxes and links I felt that the more I looked and clicked, the less I understood. Instead of some simple check boxes about what to share, the site reads like an inexplicable legal form with confusing explanations as to what would be shared.
Some boxes to be checked, some to be unchecked.
My windows 10 computer now takes almost 2 minutes to load all of the Google features. Not so with windows 7. My tablet is now filled with Google apps which I don't use, but they interrelate so that even if I block them, some other functions don't work.
I fully admit to being less "smart" about computing, but seriously wonder if Google may be overstepping the "first, do no harm" creed.
A side note... I am close to many of the people in my CCRC... Most have computers. When I ask how they use them, I find that except for the few clicks that bring them in to Email, or Facebook, many say that they don't do other things because they are afraid they'll lose access to the internet, and will have to wait for their kids to visit in order to get back online.
Based on some of the recent posts here on ER, many of the more "savvy" computer users spend a lot of time closing potential security loopholes.,, especially with the release of Windows 10. This is beyond the capabilities of many of my friends.
Much of this came home to me yesterday, when I clicked on a website which brought up an official looking warning that my security had been breached, and that in order to continue, I had to click on a link to verify my identity in order to restore access to my files. Since I just shut the computer down and have not experienced further problems, I don't know what clicking the link might have done.
Anyway... back to the Google privacy links... I was ok until I clicked on some of the explanations which went into more detail than I needed, and confused me. Am thinking that when programmers write programs for programmers, it's information overload.
... end of rant.
After spending a few minutes trying to understand the various check boxes and links I felt that the more I looked and clicked, the less I understood. Instead of some simple check boxes about what to share, the site reads like an inexplicable legal form with confusing explanations as to what would be shared.
Some boxes to be checked, some to be unchecked.
My windows 10 computer now takes almost 2 minutes to load all of the Google features. Not so with windows 7. My tablet is now filled with Google apps which I don't use, but they interrelate so that even if I block them, some other functions don't work.
I fully admit to being less "smart" about computing, but seriously wonder if Google may be overstepping the "first, do no harm" creed.
A side note... I am close to many of the people in my CCRC... Most have computers. When I ask how they use them, I find that except for the few clicks that bring them in to Email, or Facebook, many say that they don't do other things because they are afraid they'll lose access to the internet, and will have to wait for their kids to visit in order to get back online.
Based on some of the recent posts here on ER, many of the more "savvy" computer users spend a lot of time closing potential security loopholes.,, especially with the release of Windows 10. This is beyond the capabilities of many of my friends.
Much of this came home to me yesterday, when I clicked on a website which brought up an official looking warning that my security had been breached, and that in order to continue, I had to click on a link to verify my identity in order to restore access to my files. Since I just shut the computer down and have not experienced further problems, I don't know what clicking the link might have done.
Anyway... back to the Google privacy links... I was ok until I clicked on some of the explanations which went into more detail than I needed, and confused me. Am thinking that when programmers write programs for programmers, it's information overload.
... end of rant.
