{"id":43162,"date":"2021-02-15T15:16:19","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T14:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aware-online.com\/?p=43162"},"modified":"2021-02-16T20:05:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T19:05:03","slug":"use-google-alerts-for-more-privacy-and-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aware-online.com\/en\/use-google-alerts-for-more-privacy-and-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Google Alerts for more privacy and monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
Step 2<\/span>: navigate to https:\/\/www.google.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Step 2<\/span>: enter one or more search terms and click on “Enter<\/em>” on your keyboard.<\/span> In the example below we have entered the search term “rellen” (riots in Dutch).<\/span> Below the search bar you can see what the notifications would look like if you used the keyword this way.<\/span> Do you want to make smarter use of the keywords?<\/span> Then read on.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Step 3<\/span>: set any other options by clicking “show options<\/em>“.<\/span> Here you can set how often<\/strong> you wish to receive a notification from Google, from where<\/strong> Google should retrieve the search results and in which language<\/strong> and region<\/strong> Google should search for the results.<\/span> You can also indicate how many<\/strong> results you want to receive.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Step 4<\/span>: have you set all options correctly?<\/span> Enter the e-mail address at which you wish to receive the notifications and click on “Create notification<\/em>“.<\/span> You will be asked to log in to Google with the email address where you want to receive the notifications on.<\/span> After logging in, click on “Create notification<\/em>” again to set the Google Alert.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n Step 5<\/span>: the Google Alert you have set will now be visible under “My notifications<\/em>“.<\/span> You can edit or delete this alert by clicking the pencil icon or the trash can icon.<\/span> You are all set and you will receive notifications from Google as soon as Google encounters the keyword you entered on the internet.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n Using Google Operators can be very effective if you would like to monitor information on the internet.<\/span> However, we would like point out the following two caveats.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\r\n First, keep in mind that the use of Google Alerts may not be legally permitted<\/strong> in your investigation. Please <\/span>always make sure you have permission to set a Google Alert before setting it up.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\r\n Second, it may still be possible that information appears on the internet without you receiving a notification from Google.<\/span> This is because the web spiders (which are also called “web crawlers” and “web robots”) of Google cannot access all information on the internet, mainly due to login and payment walls.<\/span> So please keep in mind that you may miss information if you only rely on the notifications you receive from Google.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/h2>\r\n
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Smarter use of Google Alerts<\/h2>\r\n
Tip 1: combine your search queries<\/h3>\r\n
Tip 2: search for usernames<\/h3>\r\n
Tip 3: search within specific domains<\/h3>\r\n
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