I can no longer get notifications of comments and such in my YT inbox. They want me to sign up for an email acct and or mobile number, of which they want my phone number anyway to sign up to Google +.

Just wondering if Im being singled out or if others have the same issue.


Every couple months, YT will ask for my phone number, saying it is for being able to have another way to identify me if I loose my passwords.  But now it seems they are applying pressure by introducing inconveniences.

Mags

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                  Yes Google is gradually removing our anonymity.

Lol.  Every where I go on the net, Radioshack ads follow me. Showing me what I have already looked for.  They dont know if I have already gone and bought it and only needed 1.  But they hang it in my face every day in every way, like its a cookie and I am Fat Albert. Hey hey hey, need another relay?

To put all the effort into recognizing you and advertizing to you where ever you are, you might think they try to advertize other electronic components to me. One that I havt looked for but could have similar interests. What Radioshack probably doesnt know is that Googs tactics can get annoying, and while annoyed, you have the name "Radioshack" in yo face.  This cant be good for Radioshack. But I bet they pay a pretty penny to advertize, no matter where you are.

So I wonder if the tactic just involves advertizing.  My buddies pc, on which I never signed in to any of my accts, nor looked up anything at RS.com, seems to have picked up on my web habbits, fox news, ou.com, our.com, naturalnews, intellihub, just to check things if im there, and Radioshack adds showing what I already looked at are showing up. yup, nowhere to hide my friends.


Think about it.  When I come to OU, there are 'usually' certain threads I generally read, when im logged in.  But if Im somewhere else, not signed in, and I engage in my normal habits, Goog knows, or say assumes they know. Just like voice recog, face recog, what we do on the net is the same. Ever seen the phone app that can recognize a song by just listening to a few seconds of any part of the song?  Well, they seem to know my tune.

Mags