google search – PSafe Blog https://www.psafe.com/en/blog Articles and news about Mobile Security, Android, Apps, Social Media and Technology in general. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:49:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-psafe_blog_purple-shield-32x32.png google search – PSafe Blog https://www.psafe.com/en/blog 32 32 <![CDATA[How to Easily Stay Anonymous on LinkedIn]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/easily-stay-anonymous-linkedin/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 23:00:06 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=5973 Sometimes, you just want to remain below the radar. That isn’t always easy to do when you hop onto LinkedIn, but you know it’s possible. You’ve seen the grayed out icon that teased you with this statement: “This member chose to be shown as anonymous” instead of showing the visitor’s name.

How in the world do you take a look at someone’s profile without letting them know you were there? There are a couple of steps you can take to browse LinkedIn without leaving a trace. It’s time to change your settings. Head to “Account and Settings,” then jump down to “Privacy and Settings.” Take a look at the different settings under the header “Privacy.”

Read More: Do Social Networks Respect Your Privacy?

From here, you can change whether or not your profile appears in search engines. Decide who you want to see your connections. Just don’t forget to click the options for “Profile Viewing Options.”

You can select what others see on your LinkedIn profile. If you don’t want to provide full access, and you want to make sure that not just anyone can view your profile photo and title, then choose a different option.

Opt for “Private Profile Characteristics” to include a general version of your title and location. To go completely anonymous, select “Private Mode.” Now, when anyone comes across your profile, it will read “Anonymous LinkedIn Member.”

Just remember that picking either “Private Profile Characteristics” or “Private Mode” will disable the “Who’s Viewed Your Profile” function. Your own viewer history will be erased.

For a short term fix that won’t risk losing your own LinkedIn functionality, simply log out of your LinkedIn profile. Then, do a Google search on the person whose profile you want to view, making sure to add in “LinkedIn” to the search term.

Click on their profile and view it. Since you are logged out, your name and title will not appear in their analytics. As long as the person you want to view hasn’t opted out of a publicly searchable LinkedIn profile, you can see it.

Staying anonymous on LinkedIn isn’t difficult — it just takes a bit of a workaround. Just remember that, when you are finished viewing profiles anonymously, you should change your own profile to public if you want others to be able to find you.

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<![CDATA[Hidden Google Search Features for Android]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/hidden-google-search-features-android/ Fri, 04 Nov 2016 13:35:16 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=5450 Sometimes you’ve lost your phone. Other times you’re not sure where you left it: at the restaurant where you had dinner last night, at your friend’s house, at the bus stop. Luckily, if you need to narrow into where you lost your phone, a hidden Google search feature can help you find it.

Start by simply typing “Where’s my phone” into the Google search bar. Here’s what to do next:

  1. After you’ve typed the phrase and pressed enter, Google will take you to a screen that tells you to sign into your Google accounts. If you have more than one device, it will also prompt you to click on the device you need to locate.
  2. Click on the screen and you’ll be directed to a page to enter your Google login credentials.
  3. Once you’re logged in, a message will pop up asking you for your permission for Android Device Manager to use your location. Click “Allow.”
  4. Another message will pop up from Android Device Manager telling you the location information might not be accurate. Click “Accept.”
  5. The Device Manager will then show your phone’s location on Google Maps. You can zoom in further on the map if you need to see your phone’s exact location.
  6. If you still can’t find your phone, you can click on the “Ring” button, and Google search will ring your phone for 5 minutes until you power it off. You can also “Lock” your phone’s screen or “Erase” your data if you think your phone’s lost for good.

Read More: How to Best Utilize Google’s Voice Assistant

If you want to find a new location, you can also send a search from Google Maps on your computer to your phone. Here are the steps:

  1. Check to see that you’re signed in to the same Google account on both your computer and your phone.
  2. Open Google Maps on your phone and your computer.
  3. Find your intended location on your computer’s Google Maps.
  4. Below the search bar, there is an option to “Send to your phone.” Click this button.
  5. Choose the phone where you want your Google Map search sent.

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