I had the checkbox unchecked too and assumed that it was because I'm in the EU were an opt-in is mandatory. Isn't the same true in CA?
D. On 15 October 2013 20:26, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah < [email protected]<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=mailto%3Armslade%40shaw.ca&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=916b5382b2384c9fb1970d15fa0a5e12> > wrote: > A lot of people are concerned about Google's new "Shared Endorsements" > scheme: > http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/15/how-to-remove-your-face-from- > googles-upcoming-shared-endorsement-ads/<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnakedsecurity.sophos.com%2F2013%2F10%2F15%2Fhow-to-remove-your-face-from-googles-upcoming-shared-endorsement-ads%2F&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=429f1ffbc1854ebca32b4f337ed545cc> > > However, one should give credit where credit is due. This is not one of > Facebook's > functions, where, regardless of what you've set or unset in the past, > every time > they add a new feature it defaults to "wide open." If you have been > careful with > your Google account in the past, you will probably find yourself still > protected. > I'm pretty paranoid, but when I checked the Shared Endorsements setting > page > ( http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/10/15/how-to-remove-your-face-from- > googles-upcoming-shared-endorsement-ads/<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnakedsecurity.sophos.com%2F2013%2F10%2F15%2Fhow-to-remove-your-face-from-googles-upcoming-shared-endorsement-ads%2F&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=6f5985417a8443d9bde5c12cd26805ef>) > on my accounts, and the "Based > upon my activity, Google may show my name and profile photo in shared > endorsements that appear in ads" box is unchecked on all of them. I can > only > assume that it is because I've been circumspect in my settings in the past. > > ====================== (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer) > [email protected]<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=mailto%3Arslade%40vcn.bc.ca&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=40a6df2802634d7b87c4ed9e5440e753> > [email protected]<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=mailto%3Aslade%40victoria.tc.ca&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=582755915fe04424b5a8f40b20e30ca8> > [email protected]<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=mailto%3Arslade%40computercrime.org&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=bca9d867624348df837ddf74ba64a545> > Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, > while bad people will find a way around the laws. - Plato > victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fvictoria.tc.ca%2Ftechrev%2Frms.htm&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=9d6a28c6e0a045be871bcb0f18374166> > http://www.infosecbc.org/links<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.infosecbc.org%2Flinks&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=40883b0e18af4c4fbd4c89c398e73b44> > http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/author/p1/<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.securiteam.com%2Findex.php%2Farchives%2Fauthor%2Fp1%2F&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=b3638b63f46f418aa3dfb9f5e6296c58> > http://twitter.com/rslade<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Frslade&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=70e358074bd84116a8e015d8b43d8e67> > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec<https://app.getsignals.com/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Flinuxbox.org%2Fcgi-bin%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Ffunsec&ukey=agxzfnNpZ25hbHNjcnhyGAsSC1VzZXJQcm9maWxlGICAgICn1JYLDA&k=6ec565e7a0bf4a47ac042bb89b004684> > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > -- blaze your trail
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