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[Baz]

when I use this I have the settings changed to NOT show suggestions in the search.for some reason its changed itself back to showing suggestions but when I change it again to not show it  will not save my preferences and keeps spewing out suggestions where it thinks i should look


any one else having this.

[Rik]

No, but are you keeping the cookie, Baz?

[Baz]

as far as I know Rik yes.FF is set to clear history when closing but not cookies

[Rik]

No other 'wash' programs in use, Baz?

[Baz]

no but you made me think and ive just killed all my cookies,good idea or not    ,  and tried again and it seems to have worked

[Rik]

 

[Lance]

Do the suggestions really do any harm though?

[Rik]

Some of the things suggested to me would. 

[Baz]

     no Lance they dont I just find them annoying

[drummer]

Same thing happened to me after a Firefox update a few months back and it was because the "Remember search and form history" box had somehow become ticked.

Tools -> Options -> Privacy.

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[Inkblot]

The Google thing is about to get worse - not only suggestions but also results.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11239037

Better not do any searches regarding sexism then....or trying to find out what that small blue bird that sometimes appears in the garden....or indeed the male species of any bird!

[DorsetBoy]

I think Google have shot them selves in the butt with these changes. Their "Filtering" often does NOT filter XXX images and content, inappropriate links,images and adverts are being shown even with "Strict" filter selected, now with instant results as you type children have access to bad content before a parent or teacher can react.

Schools will have to drop Google search, my lads school has only been back 4 days since the holidays and already they are looking at blocking Google from their network.

Alan's example of "tit" as in bird produces ads for sex workers,escorts etc to the right of the results and in images pornographic pictures amongst the searched for content.

[Rik]

I'm liking Google less and less...

[Technical Ben]

I think Google have shot them selves in the butt with these changes. Their "Filtering" often does NOT filter XXX images and content, inappropriate links,images and adverts are being shown even with "Strict" filter selected, now with instant results as you type children have access to bad content before a parent or teacher can react.

Schools will have to drop Google search, my lads school has only been back 4 days since the holidays and already they are looking at blocking Google from their network.

Alan's example of "tit" as in bird produces ads for sex workers,escorts etc to the right of the results and in images pornographic pictures amongst the searched for content.

Hmmm. It's a pity. I specifically dropped Yahoo search for Google back in my school days. Mainly because Google had "descriptions" before the links. Yahoo had some, but were often wrong (people tricked the search bots that yahoo used to no end). I've stuck with google since. But as you said, if it's automatically redirecting you, and incorrectly, it's a problem. I can see it going back really quickly.

[Steve]

I didn't getting anything other feathers with safe search strict on although I appreciate anything less than 'strict' the feathers start to come off.

[Technical Ben]

I didn't getting anything other feathers with safe search strict on although I appreciate anything less than 'strict' the feathers start to come off.

Sometimes more than just the feathers! 

[Rik]

If you're lucky. 

[Gary]

Sometimes its amazing what comes up when you google something, things that really really should never be read let alone seen 

[zappaDPJ]

I'm clearly being robbed. I have SafeSearch off and get the following with Instant (search) turned on...

T - Tesco
TI - Ticketmaster
TIT - Titanic
TITS - Blank page

P - PayPal
PO - Post Office
POR - Portal
PORN - Blank Page

Until I hit return on the full word I just get a blank page returned 

[Technical Ben]

I'm clearly being robbed. I have SafeSearch off and get the following with Instant (search) turned on...

T - Tesco
TI - Ticketmaster
TIT - Titanic
TITS - Blank page

P - PayPal
PO - Post Office
POR - Portal
PORN - Blank Page

Until I hit return on the full word I just get a blank page returned  

Wow. That's actually good of them to implement a filter. I just commented on how they give wrong results, never got a "dodgy" one myself. Others here on the forum suggested that.  

[Rik]

Google, wrong? Next you'll be trying to tell me they want to dominate the world.

[Technical Ben]

No, not untill they develop "Google Nuke". 

[Rik]