# See what Google thinks of you **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 6, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094 "2011-07-06T20:58:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/21 "2011-07-06T23:15:36Z")
All I get is this message: “You cannot view or edit interests when you do not have an ‘id’ cookie. Opt-in to get a cookie.” Then it wants me to “opt-in” and tell it about myself, which I’m definitely not doing. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/22 "2011-07-06T23:21:18Z")
No age or gender for me either, just preferences. Mostly fairly accurate: > [@](#): > > Arts & Entertainment - Comics & Animation - Comics > > Arts & Entertainment - Movies - Science Fiction & Fantasy Films > > Arts & Entertainment - Music & Audio - Urban & Hip-Hop - Rap & Hip-Hop > > Arts & Entertainment - TV & Video - … - TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy Shows > > Games - Computer & Video Games > > Games - Online Games - Massive Multiplayer > > Games - Roleplaying Games > > Online Communities - Forum & Chat Providers > > People & Society - … - Science Fiction & Fantasy > > Shopping - Toys I’ve no idea where it got the “Urban & Hip-Hop - Rap & Hip-Hop” idea. Those and Country are pretty much what I don’t listen to. As for “Toys” - that might be how it defines video games, since that’s been the majority of my online shopping recently (blame Steam). ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/23 "2011-07-06T23:26:28Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > So you’re both mean, old and unwashed, but smart and good-looking ladies? Yes. Wait – no. I tried the same link at home, and I no longer like message boards, but I turned into a guy. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/24 "2011-07-06T23:35:18Z")
> [@](#): > > Arts & Entertainment - Comics & Animation - Comics > Arts & Entertainment - Humor > Food & Drink - Cooking & Recipes - Meat & Seafood > eGames - Computer & Video Games - Adventure > Law & Government - Public Safety - Security Products & Services > News - Newspapers > Online Communities - Forum & Chat Providers > Reference - General Reference > Reference - Language Resources > Reference - Language Resources - Foreign Language Resources > Science - Astronomy > Shopping - Coupons & Discount Offers > Sports - Individual Sports - Cycling > Sports - Team Sports - Baseball Well it got me pretty good, but I’m not sure what the public safety thing is about and the cycling thing is way off. Man, follow one Tour De France link and get branded for life. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/25 "2011-07-06T23:37:49Z")
It’s amusingly accurate for me. Apparently I like Celebrities and Entertainment News, Political Humor, Makeup & Cosmetics, Candy & Sweets, Web Design & Development, and the Weather. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/26 "2011-07-06T23:41:11Z")
I’m between 25-34 for the first time in ten years. That I like. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/27 "2011-07-06T23:44:17Z")
Wow, mine is well off. It’s off one demographic agewise (thinks I’m younger) It thinks I’m female. It thinks I like Broadway and musical theatre (???) It thinks I like sci-fi and fantasy. It thinks I have an interest in acting. It thinks I like vocals and show tunes. All those are wrong. The only one right is one about reference materials and dictionaries. ---
**Author:** ![Kyrie\_Eleison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kyrie_eleison/32/7682_2.png) [@Kyrie\_Eleison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyrie_Eleison)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2011, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/28 "2011-07-06T23:46:14Z")
Google knows Jack about me: “No interest categories are associated with your ads preferences so far.” ETA: > [@pulykamell](#): > > It’s off one demographic agewise (thinks I’m younger) > It thinks I’m female. > It thinks I like Broadway and musical theatre (???) > It thinks I like sci-fi and fantasy. > It thinks I have an interest in acting. > It thinks I like vocals and show tunes. Hey, you’re my dream girl. How you doing? ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/29 "2011-07-07T00:07:06Z")
> [@Kyrie\_Eleison](#): > > Hey, you’re my dream girl. Boy, she’ll make you happy. Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/30 "2011-07-07T00:54:22Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Thinks I like BMWs - while I don’t DISlike them, I’ve never owned one, considered buying one, rode in one\*, and don’t remember ever searching the net about them. > > Brian > \*that I can remember anyway You may not remember that time you rode in a BMW, but Google does. ---
**Author:** ![Euryphaessa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Euryphaessa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euryphaessa)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/31 "2011-07-07T01:00:22Z")
Mine thinks I’m a man who likes fishing and also children’s literature. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/32 "2011-07-07T01:07:10Z")
Hmm, it has categories for me but no age/sex profile. Damn it I wanted google to tell me I was young and beautiful! ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/33 "2011-07-07T01:22:08Z")
Weird. It told me cookies have been disabled for me. I have been watching my nutrition and exercising regularly for the last year. Casual sweets were the first thing to go. How does it know this shit? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/34 "2011-07-07T01:29:17Z")
No id cookie for me. I like it that way. \ ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/35 "2011-07-07T16:14:25Z")
It knows nothing about me. In fact I had to lower my defenses even to see the page which showed that they know nothing about me. All is well. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/36 "2011-07-07T16:24:23Z")
How, exactly are you accessing this info? For me, the link goes to a page that contains no such info, clicking around on various things doesn’t show it, so, like how are you doing this? (Mac, Firefox) ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/37 "2011-07-07T16:52:18Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I’m between 25-34 for the first time in ten years. That I like. Yes, I seemed to have gotten much younger as well. Thanks Google! Otherwise, my categories were pretty easy to see how they got there - pretty much what I search for using Google. One listing “vehicle parts” was way off - I have no interest in automotive repair or parts or whatever, HOWEVER, about two months ago I was trying to find a way to fix the ripped off, broken side mirror on my Saturn and spent quite some time Googling to see if I could find the part and do it myself. I found what I needed and actually did that one repair. But trust me, that will be the only time I ever need to find info on anything to do with auto parts. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/38 "2011-07-07T19:36:53Z")
Google thought I was a dude, but got my age right and most of my hobbies. Inexplicably, Google things I like anime and Porsches. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/39 "2011-07-07T19:43:49Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > Google thought I was a dude, but got my age right and most of my hobbies. Inexplicably, Google things I like anime and Porsches. It thinks I like double entry accounting software. Um, no. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094/40 "2011-07-07T21:26:45Z")
Hah, I just noticed; not only is porn not listed for anyone here, but it isn’t even available in the list of preferences you can add. I suspect that leaves out a rather significant amount of Internet usage… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-google-thinks-of-you/588094.md?page=3)