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How to Keep Your Googly Eyes on Your Mouse Pointer (and Off Google)

A whimsical Mac app with a hidden privacy reminder

Screenshot by the Author from https://sindresorhus.com/googly-eyes

Sindre Sorhus is an open source developer who makes cool Mac apps and utilities, many of which are free. I like using —

• Menu Bar Calendar (free) (Itsycal, by a different developer, is another free, more feature-rich version)
• Today (free)
• Plain Text Editor (free)
• Scratchpad (paid) and…
• Googly Eyes (free) (h/t laptopllama)

Yes, it’s a fun way to guide your (and my Mum’s) eyes to the mouse pointer when it’s hard to see, but those always-watching eyes can also remind us why to consider de-Googlifying our lives.

Perhaps those googly eye movements following your mouse will annoy you.

Excellent!

They’re now a visual reminder of what you’re subjecting yourself to every time you use a Google product.

I find Googly Eyes occasionally useful and always cute (especially the way they blink when I click the mouse!), but no way do I want their namesake (Google) watching my every move. Nor do I want continuing access to my emails subject…