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0 pointsNbox94y ago0 comments

Why would I want Google to store my search history? I can look at my search history just fine with my local copy on my web browser.

(Web browsers store previously visited websites)

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joshuamorton4y ago

The search history in this case isn't your browser search history, but in-app search history within gmail/drive. Your browser doesn't store that.

Nbox9OP4y ago

Which drive files I open is 100% in my web browser history.

joshuamorton4y ago

But searches made in the drive UI are not. (and gmail history certainly is not, and actually drive files viewed in certain contexts aren't either)

csande174y ago

> But searches made in the drive UI are not.

What? Yes they are! Browser history includes every page you navigate to, including the "search results for 'tps report'" page of a cloud storage service.

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joshuamorton4y ago

The search history in this case isn't your browser search history, but in-app search history within gmail/drive. Your browser doesn't store that.

Nbox9OP4y ago

Which drive files I open is 100% in my web browser history.

joshuamorton4y ago

But searches made in the drive UI are not. (and gmail history certainly is not, and actually drive files viewed in certain contexts aren't either)

csande174y ago

> But searches made in the drive UI are not.

What? Yes they are! Browser history includes every page you navigate to, including the "search results for 'tps report'" page of a cloud storage service.

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