Google knows it's my Birthday?

[dlazarus6660]

I go on Google daily. Today, when I open Google it shows me a cake and cupcakes with candles on it's page.

 

[Sully]

I go on Google daily. Today, when I open Google it shows me a cake and cupcakes with candles on it's page.

Oh, Google knows a lot more about you than that...

Happy Birthday!

 

[Andy Greene]

I go on Google daily. Today, when I open Google it shows me a cake and cupcakes with candles on it's page.

And here you thought no one cared

 

[samb]

It's all part of Skynet, right ?

Happy Birthday BTW !

 

[bubamech]

I wish I knew when they are taking the aerial photos for Google Earth. Think about it. But Hey, Happy Birthday.

 

[Gary Byrum]

And just when you thought it was about you. Funny thing....Freddie Kruger was born today also.
CLICK

Happy Birthday buddy.

 

[dlazarus6660]

Thanks Gary!

 

[shrox]

That's nothing, Google knows my end date!

Happy birthday

 

[Area66]

We know also it was your birthday .

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[dlazarus6660]

That's nothing, Google knows my end date!

Happy birthday

Thanks.

 

[Bone Daddy]

And then there was the time I got off a plane in Cozumel and immediately - as in still on the ramp - received a text message from AT&T welcoming me to Mexico and letting me know my phone service was good to go.

This goes along with the Google Glass thing.

At my age it freaks me out.

To the kids I teach it's just how it is.
They've never known otherwise.

A while back I showed them this:

https://www.ted.com/talks/sergey_brin_why_google_glass.html

And they thought it was pretty cool.

Then I showed them this:

https://www.ted.com/talks/juan_enriquez_how_to_think_about_digital_tattoos.html

and it even got them thinking.

Truth be told, there is no right to privacy to speak of anyway.
Check out Caroline Kennedy's book "The Right to Privacy".
This was a real eyeopener before the explosion of electronic data and the ability to process huge amounts of data quickly.

Bones

 

[Scotty Dog]

Happy Birthday Big "D" you spring chicken.

 

[scsager]

Bones - thanks for the links - fascinating!

 

[Zeus-cat]

Google just told me to have that weird mole on my arm looked at. :y:

 

[chadrog]

And then there was the time I got off a plane in Cozumel and immediately - as in still on the ramp - received a text message from AT&T welcoming me to Mexico and letting me know my phone service was good to go.
Bones

I found that interesting as well, as I looked in all directions to see who was watching... Google is big brother, never thought big brother would have such a silly name. Happy B day!

 

[halcro1]

Google and Verizon!

 

[AfterBurners]

Happy Birthday Dan!!!!

 

[chadrog]

Google and Verizon!

Our gov disguised as Verizon, which is actually Google, go figgur.

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

How did Google know it was your Birthday, you ask.

Google just Googled it.

 

[shrox]

 

[Derek]

Happy birthday!

I worked with someone who thought google was actually the nsa. He usually didn't make a lot of sense, but this seems at least plausible.

He had a few valid points - access to a restricted airfield was one.

makes you wonder...

 

[Derek]

or it could have been that you gave them your birthday when you signed up for a gmail account...

 

[dixontj93060]

It's all part of Skynet, right ?

https://m.fastcompany.com/1257958/google-terminators-skynet

 

[dlazarus6660]

or it could have been that you gave them your birthday when you signed up for a gmail account...

I don't believe I did, because I don't have a Gmail account.

 

[Bone Daddy]

Just Google "Time".

They just know where you are.

Go ahead and try it.

Bones

 

[Sooner Boomer]

[h=1]written 1/2/2013
Google Starts Happy Birthday Home Page[/h]
https://technorati.com/technology/article/google-starts-happy-birthday-home-page/

 

[Dork_Vader]

What i find comical about google is the ads. They are supposedly directed at me based on my searches.. Umm why is shows me advertisements for female products I have no clue..

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

What i find comical about google is the ads. They are supposedly directed at me based on my searches.. Umm why is shows me advertisements for female products I have no clue..

Google knows something about you that you don't even know about yourself.

 

[dlazarus6660]

Ahh, but Google can't get my hometown right even when I correct it. It always sends to a town two towns away. Boy are they dumb!

 

[ThirstyBarbarian]

Ahh, but Google can't get my hometown right even when I correct it. It always sends to a town two towns away. Boy are they dumb!

Google knows better than you do where you SHOULD be living. Eventually you will see Google's wisdom.