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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.
Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.
It's a permanent log of digital and physical things you've bought that Google's automated scans picked up from receipts sent to your Gmail inbox. It's apparently located at: https://myaccount.google.com/purchases And, it's not easy to get rid of the data, at least not en masse. https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/01/google-privacy-security-hub/ Nor could I find _any_ way to turn it off, even after looking he https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization Other than inevitable childish jokes about not using Gmail, or silly suggestions about not having emails with receipts, do you know of any way to turn this receipt tracking off that I missed? |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMailaccount.
On 05/17/2019 09:34 PM, Arlen G. Holder wrote:
Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account. It's a permanent log of digital and physical things you've bought that Google's automated scans picked up from receipts sent to your Gmail inbox. It's apparently located at: https://myaccount.google.com/purchases I have none in either account that I use for shopping. Which purchases are being tracked? And, it's not easy to get rid of the data, at least not en masse. https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/01/google-privacy-security-hub/ Nor could I find _any_ way to turn it off, even after looking he https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization Other than inevitable childish jokes about not using Gmail, or silly suggestions about not having emails with receipts, do you know of any way to turn this receipt tracking off that I missed? -- Cheers, Bev Some people are like Slinkies... Not really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs. |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.
"Arlen G. Holder" wrote:
Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account. It's a permanent log of digital and physical things you've bought that Google's automated scans picked up from receipts sent to your Gmail inbox. It's apparently located at: https://myaccount.google.com/purchases And, it's not easy to get rid of the data, at least not en masse. https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/01/google-privacy-security-hub/ Nor could I find _any_ way to turn it off, even after looking he https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization Other than inevitable childish jokes about not using Gmail, or silly suggestions about not having emails with receipts, do you know of any way to turn this receipt tracking off that I missed? Wow. I wonder if that's in the agreement, that they can read my emails without any justification such as a court order. The fact getting rid of it is difficult is no surprise. They make it that way, intentionally. Apparently stealing information has become their forte. It's not just receipt tracking, it's them reading our emails. That is what they are doing. If they can do it for that purpose, they can do it for anything. Maybe I'll move everything to my Hotmail account. |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.
The Real Bev wrote:
Arlen G. Holder wrote: Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account. It's a permanent log of digital and physical things you've bought that Google's automated scans picked up from receipts sent to your Gmail inbox. It's apparently located at: https://myaccount.google.com/purchases I have none in either account that I use for shopping. There are a bunch in mine. Which purchases are being tracked? Looks like Amazon. Could be others. I do lots of online shopping, but employ no Google services for that. So the poster is obviously right, they are effectively reading my emails. Of course their filthy justification for reading our emails is that they are providing a service, even though it is a duplicative, unwanted, and mostly hidden service. |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.
There was a long thread about this nine months ago on Reddit.
I'm surprised it isn't common knowledge. -- "Arlen G. Holder" wrote: Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account. It's a permanent log of digital and physical things you've bought that Google's automated scans picked up from receipts sent to your Gmail inbox. It's apparently located at: https://myaccount.google.com/purchases And, it's not easy to get rid of the data, at least not en masse. https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/01/google-privacy-security-hub/ Nor could I find _any_ way to turn it off, even after looking he https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization Other than inevitable childish jokes about not using Gmail, or silly suggestions about not having emails with receipts, do you know of any way to turn this receipt tracking off that I missed? |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMailaccount.
On 18/05/2019 10.37, John Doe wrote:
So the poster is obviously right, they are effectively reading my emails. Of course they machine read them. It is in the terms and conditions that you accepted. -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.
In article , John Doe
wrote: Wow. I wonder if that's in the agreement, that they can read my emails without any justification such as a court order. The fact getting rid of it is difficult is no surprise. They make it that way, intentionally. they can, and do. Apparently stealing information has become their forte. they're not stealing. you agreed to it by accepting their terms of service. It's not just receipt tracking, it's them reading our emails. That is what they are doing. If they can do it for that purpose, they can do it for anything. Maybe I'll move everything to my Hotmail account. that isn't any better. |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.
On Fri, 17 May 2019 21:48:17 -0700, The Real Bev wrote:
I have none in either account that I use for shopping. Which purchases are being tracked? Even though I generally buy online only (or mostly) what I can't get in a brick-and-mortar store where I can inspect what I'm getting, even I. who make frew online purchases, still have _plenty_ when I looked! https://myaccount.google.com/purchases The list even includes _free_ stuff - such as this femtocell cellular repeater attached to my router tjat my cellular carrier gifted me: https://i.postimg.cc/zDsZJNwN/purchase02.jpg Here's a receipt for BMW factory & dealer diagnostic tools from China, which, by the way, you can't obtain _except_ online, because this is the both modified (i.e., hacked) versions of BMW coding software, and the exact _same_ software that both the factory in Germany and the local dealers use, including the ability to program the score of ECUs in the bimmer (e.g., EDIABAS, INPA, NCSExpert, NCS Dummies, EasyDIS, DIS/GT1 & Progman): https://i.postimg.cc/KvGVcYKd/purchase03.jpg Outside of stuff you can only get on the Internet, here's a receipt for an Amazon gift order from years ago, whom I'm sure many people buy from: https://i.postimg.cc/j2DbMQVY/purchase04.jpg Here's a receipt for accessories bought from Nordstrom's: https://i.postimg.cc/pd2VvjN3/purchase06.jpg There's even a receipt containing all my details when I filled out a tire-warranty registration card online with tire serial numbers: https://i.postimg.cc/mDmsBp3H/purchase05.jpg Since I do all my own mechanical work, I comprehend tire specs so that I can purchase, online, the best tires possible, where I then have them ship those tires to my home so that I can match mount and balance them at my own convenience in my own garage, knowing the job is done perfectly (you don't even want to know how many times tire shops cut corners in the interest of "their" time and expense, when they are mounting & balancing your tires!) https://i.postimg.cc/L6b5LpQh/purchase08.jpg And, since I do all my own mechanical work, here are brake pads & shoes for two vehicles shipped directly from the manufacturer's warehouse, where they give me a discount the engineers like that I ask them about their friction material specs - where most people are clueless, IMHO, on how to purchase friction materials, even those as simple as OEM-spec brake pads & shoes: https://i.postimg.cc/T1KLM4Lk/purchase07.jpg I save tons of money buying some things online, where, for example, I got 6 better-than-OEM quality tires for less than $100 each, match mounted, balanced, & installed. BTW, as a public service announcement aside, notice that two cars' worth of excellent friction materials meeting or exceeding factory OEM spec cold/hot friction ratings, is, get this, only $100 in total! (How much did your last brake job cost for 8 wheels?) People who say "you get what you pay for", are, IMHO clueless idiots who don't comprehend the spec of what they're purchasing; you get whatever it is that you get, which you get, obviously, the best based on knowledge of the right engineering spec, and as close to the manufacturer as you can, so as to strip out the middlemen who jack up the prices tremendously, IMHO. If you learn how to comprhend brake friction material specs, and then buy as close to the chosen manufacturer as possible, and then do you own work, a full friction material replacement meeting or exceeding factory OEM specs, is about $50 per vehicle (front & back).[And yes, I wrote the DIY.] HINT: I recently replaced a neighbor's SUV 5-speed clutch, diaphragm, pilot bearing, throw-out bearing, rebuilt master & slave cylinder, and flywheel, for about $250 in parts,. all of which met or exceeded OEM specs where everything but the flywheel was the OE supplier (and yes, I wrote a DIY for that too). Back to the Google tracking of all your purchase receipts in your email, I don't see any way to turn it off or "Pause" it, in Google parlance: https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization The _only_ way I know to stop it is to delete your email as shown below with this Motorola Moto-G bought as a gift phone years ago: https://i.postimg.cc/vTXjyRGR/purchase01.jpg If I have this much, I can imagine what someone has who buys stuff online frequently - where - anything online - is just waiting to be hacked. Given that, I don't see yet how _turning it off_ is possible. o Do you? |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.
On Sat, 18 May 2019 10:21:13 -0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:
There was a long thread about this nine months ago on Reddit. I'm surprised it isn't common knowledge. I'm not sure what's common knowledge or not, where what irks me is that I can't find _any_ way to turn it off in the "typical" place for such things: https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization The problem is finding a _better_ free mail service than Gmail... o Does anyone know of what's _better_ than Gmail for free? If not, short of deleting your email, does anyone know of _any_ practical way to turn this receipt scanning off & still use Google Gmail servers? |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMailaccount.
On 05/18/2019 08:42 AM, Arlen G. Holder wrote:
On Fri, 17 May 2019 21:48:17 -0700, The Real Bev wrote: I have none in either account that I use for shopping. Which purchases are being tracked? snip Back to the Google tracking of all your purchase receipts in your email, I don't see any way to turn it off or "Pause" it, in Google parlance: https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization The _only_ way I know to stop it is to delete your email as shown below with this Motorola Moto-G bought as a gift phone years ago: https://i.postimg.cc/vTXjyRGR/purchase01.jpg If I have this much, I can imagine what someone has who buys stuff online frequently - where - anything online - is just waiting to be hacked. Given that, I don't see yet how _turning it off_ is possible. o Do you? Not a clue, but I looked again. My accounts are empty, but hubby's account has one entry going back over a year ago. He wouldn't have done anything in his account, which he only accesses using 'nail' (linux text-only). I normally do all the on-line shopping, but he must have ordered that thing while I was gone. I've never done anything to block anything at the gmail site, I rely on Thunderbird to deal with spam. Unfortunately every once in a while it decides that real mail from friends and relatives is spam and puts it in the junk folder. Retraining doesn't help. This is why I don't delete it automatically. -- Cheers, Bev Children, your performance was miserable. Your parents will all receive phone calls instructing them to love you less. |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.
On Sat, 18 May 2019 09:16:27 -0700, The Real Bev
wrote: On 05/18/2019 08:42 AM, Arlen G. Holder wrote: On Fri, 17 May 2019 21:48:17 -0700, The Real Bev wrote: I have none in either account that I use for shopping. Which purchases are being tracked? snip Back to the Google tracking of all your purchase receipts in your email, I don't see any way to turn it off or "Pause" it, in Google parlance: https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization The _only_ way I know to stop it is to delete your email as shown below with this Motorola Moto-G bought as a gift phone years ago: https://i.postimg.cc/vTXjyRGR/purchase01.jpg If I have this much, I can imagine what someone has who buys stuff online frequently - where - anything online - is just waiting to be hacked. Given that, I don't see yet how _turning it off_ is possible. o Do you? Not a clue, but I looked again. My accounts are empty, but hubby's account has one entry going back over a year ago. He wouldn't have done anything in his account, which he only accesses using 'nail' (linux text-only). I normally do all the on-line shopping, but he must have ordered that thing while I was gone. I've never done anything to block anything at the gmail site, I rely on Thunderbird to deal with spam. Unfortunately every once in a while it decides that real mail from friends and relatives is spam and puts it in the junk folder. Retraining doesn't help. This is why I don't delete it automatically. Account settings -- junk settings -- Do not mark as junk if sender is in personal address book (repeat as necessary for every account you have) Trumps any other filter. []'s -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012 |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMailaccount.
On 05/18/2019 09:45 AM, Shadow wrote:
On Sat, 18 May 2019 09:16:27 -0700, The Real Bev wrote: On 05/18/2019 08:42 AM, Arlen G. Holder wrote: On Fri, 17 May 2019 21:48:17 -0700, The Real Bev wrote: I have none in either account that I use for shopping. Which purchases are being tracked? snip Back to the Google tracking of all your purchase receipts in your email, I don't see any way to turn it off or "Pause" it, in Google parlance: https://myaccount.google.com/data-and-personalization The _only_ way I know to stop it is to delete your email as shown below with this Motorola Moto-G bought as a gift phone years ago: https://i.postimg.cc/vTXjyRGR/purchase01.jpg If I have this much, I can imagine what someone has who buys stuff online frequently - where - anything online - is just waiting to be hacked. Given that, I don't see yet how _turning it off_ is possible. o Do you? Not a clue, but I looked again. My accounts are empty, but hubby's account has one entry going back over a year ago. He wouldn't have done anything in his account, which he only accesses using 'nail' (linux text-only). I normally do all the on-line shopping, but he must have ordered that thing while I was gone. I've never done anything to block anything at the gmail site, I rely on Thunderbird to deal with spam. Unfortunately every once in a while it decides that real mail from friends and relatives is spam and puts it in the junk folder. Retraining doesn't help. This is why I don't delete it automatically. Account settings -- junk settings -- Do not mark as junk if sender is in personal address book (repeat as necessary for every account you have) Trumps any other filter. I've always had that set. Doesn't seem to work. -- Cheers, Bev Warning: Objects in mirror appear smarter than they are. |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.
On Sat, 18 May 2019 08:25:11 -0000 (UTC), John Doe wrote:
The fact getting rid of it is difficult is no surprise. They make it that way, intentionally. Apparently stealing information has become their forte. In agreement, it does seem clear that Google keeps this receipt scanning separate from the rest of the so-called "privacy" controls located he https://www.engadget.com/2015/06/01/google-privacy-security-hub/ Worse, the _only_ obvious way to delete this receipt scanning appears to be to literally delete the email itself. https://myaccount.google.com/purchases Since Usenet is a huge potluck picnic, I'd like to ask that we spend our time trying to _solve_ the stated problem set, which take work to solve. For example, maybe we can automatically PDF all incoming emailed receipts, and then have them resent to us via an automated process? The questions I ask that I suggest we need to consider how to answer a 1. What actually does Google consider an "electronic receipt" anyway? 2. How can we permanently turn this scanning off (or pause it)? https://myaccount.google.com/purchases I think the solution is something "automated" that is software that runs locally, that "recognizes" what Google sees as a receipt, and then automagically strips it out and resends it in a format that Google does not scan. For example, does anyone have an IMAGE or PDF of a receipt, that does NOT show up in the Google permanent receipt cache? |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account.
Please quote the language that allows Google to read my emails...
-- "Carlos E.R." robin_listas es.invalid wrote: Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!weretis.net!feeder7.news.weretis.net !3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." robin_listas es.invalid Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android,misc.phone.mobile.iphone,alt.c omp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware Subject: Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMail account. Date: Sat, 18 May 2019 14:17:23 +0200 Lines: 9 Message-ID: jn95rf-amf.ln1 Telcontar.valinor References: qbo20u$m50$1 news.mixmin.net qbo2qi$c62$1 dont-email.me qbog7e$ib4$2 dont-email.me Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net B1ZLV4c9vOkqz7sUe8ZwTgWzim7Kz6JGMkgVzmATkycMSHc+mv X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:lAb1zg191uB1AjikUGpnv7MPZa0= User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:60.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/60.6.1 In-Reply-To: qbog7e$ib4$2 dont-email.me Content-Language: en-CA Xref: reader01.eternal-september.org comp.mobile.android:61996 misc.phone.mobile.iphone:121693 alt.comp.os.windows-10:94798 alt.comp.freewa328095 On 18/05/2019 10.37, John Doe wrote: So the poster is obviously right, they are effectively reading my emails. Of course they machine read them. It is in the terms and conditions that you accepted. -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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Google keeps a log of all digital receipts emailed to your GMailaccount.
John Doe wrote:
Please quote the language that allows Google to read my emails... https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en "Our automated systems analyze your content (including emails) === to provide you personally relevant product features, such as customized search results, tailored advertising, === and spam and malware detection. This analysis occurs as the content is sent, received, and when it is stored. " It's handy that they mention that, but is anyone surprised ? They're not Apple. Their main source of income, comes from that paragraph. All their other flawed business are merely an "expense" on their advertising goldmine. If they could scan the air you're breathing, they would. Paul |
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