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What Google Knows About You - Business Insider. When you use Google, you are making a deal. You get to use Gmail and search and YouTube and Google Maps for free and in exchange, you agree to share information about yourself. Google gets to sell that information to advertisers. The more Google knows about you, the more it can match you to an advertiser who thinks you are an ideal customer. Advertisers are willing to pay more for ads served to ideal potential customers. For instance, airlines want to target people who love to travel. Children's clothing makers want to target parents. Google uses a lot of methods to learn about you. By visiting a site called "Ads Settings" you can see what Google knows about you. It's not that easy to find Ads Settings. Then click on "Account history". Google/Business Insider Scroll down to Ads and click on "Edit settings".

Google/Businessinsider This page shows you what Google thinks it knows about you including your age bracket, the languages you speak and ... ... including your interests. Your Mac Logs Everything You Download, Here's How to Clear It Out. How to Stop Facebook From Using Your Browsing History. 100 Websites You Should Know and Use (updated!)

In the spring of 2007, Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH, gave a legendary TED University talk: an ultra-fast-moving ride through the “100 websites you should know and use.” Six years later, it remains one of the most viewed TED blog posts ever. Time for an update? We think so. Below, the 2013 edition of the 100 websites to put on your radar and in your browser.

To see the original list, click here. And now, the original list from 2007, created by Julius Wiedemann, editor in charge at Taschen GmbH. List of websites that can be useful for anyone. 130 Tools in 160 Minutes. Seven Clever Ways to Use Your Phone's Camera for More Than Just Photos.

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Follow the link to edit your profile and click cancel account at bottom. Just head to the account page and click the red button 'Delete your account' at the bottom left of the page. To close your account, contact Amazon by email (via this contact form) and request that your account be closed. You must login before visiting the link. impossible We do not 'delete' or 'terminate' accounts on ACC. Remove all applications and services from your account, then request deletion by emailing customer services. Medium. Google Search 3T. PDF to Word Online Converter — The Easiest to Edit — 100% Free.