Is Google Tracking Your Activity on Codeguru.com?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the observation of Google establishing a connection when visiting codeguru.com, raising questions about potential tracking and control by Google over the site. Participants explore concerns related to privacy, internet security, and the implications of such connections.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant notes that Google establishes a connection to their computer when visiting codeguru.com, as observed through the netstat command.
  • Another participant questions whether Google has control over codeguru.com, seeking clarification on the relationship between the two.
  • A different participant explains that an IP address must be known to the sites visited, suggesting that the established connection is normal during page loading and not a cause for concern.
  • Concerns are raised about potential hacking by Google employees, although this remains speculative.
  • One participant advises on the importance of masking proxies for privacy while browsing, especially for students and newcomers, and suggests disabling certain browser features for enhanced security.
  • There is a mention of dismissing negative comments about another participant, indicating interpersonal dynamics within the discussion.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express varying levels of concern regarding Google's connection to codeguru.com, with some viewing it as a normal occurrence while others suspect potential tracking or control. The discussion remains unresolved, with multiple competing views present.

Contextual Notes

Participants express differing assumptions about internet privacy and security practices, including the use of proxies and browser settings, which may influence their perspectives on the issue.

Persefone
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Do you know why whenever I come to codeguru.com, google.com does always establish a connection to my computer, I see this when i netstat on cmd

Thank you
 
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Can any guru check this out and tell me if google controls all codeguru.com ?
 
Your Ip needs to be known to the sites you visited, that's why you will see "established" when you 'netstat', this especially only happens just right at the time you are loading the page, there is not anything that should be much concerned.
About real hacks by some google's employees, I don't know, but hackers are always around..
 
thank you
P.S by the way, I took a look at the 'blockers', it says 'you are now safe to surf the internet'.
 
Persefone said:
thank you
P.S by the way, I took a look at the 'blockers', it says 'you are now safe to surf the internet'.
To clear up something I believe you might have misunderstood even in another post of mine in academic and career guidence forum, I have also come to codeguru.com to have a look around and I hope I am wrong , that there seems to be some google's program(s) running all the time if I don't mask my proxy.
As a note for all students or any newbies who don't appear to know about this, if you are trying to reach codeguru.com especially its discussion board with an IP address from your organization and your privacy is not anything important at all, feel free to move your mouse around on that site and enjoy technical comments, otherwise I highly advise you to mask your proxies as an anonymous and change it all the time...Also, turn off your plug-ins and javascript enable option in your browser, and again it will as always be much better to not use IE even when you already turn off activeX control option in its advance settings...

By the way, ignore the guy whose words you called 'junkie' in one of your other posts. If s/he wanted to read users' private information, how could you change it ? I agree that guy sux !
 

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