TOP 10 innocent Google searches that could get you FLAGGED by the algorithm

Experts have warned that even the most harmless questions can now land you on a list. Possibly several. You thought it was just curiosity, but the algorithm doesn’t care. The lines between innocent Googling and “suspicious online activity” are blurrier than ever. Here's what could be getting you flagged right now.

1. “Can I microwave foil?”

Seems harmless, right? But according to one ex-Google engineer, searches involving “microwaves” and “metal” now auto-flag as potential improvised weapons research.

2. “How long can a person survive without water?”

Congratulations: you're now on three separate watchlists: health anxiety, prepping, and criminal intent. If you followed it up with “in a boot”, the MI5 is already outside.

3. “Free money from government 2025”

Any search involving the words “free”, “money”, and a year is reportedly treated as a fraud indicator. Extra points if you used ALL CAPS or included “no job needed”.

4. “How to delete search history permanently”

Classic. The algorithm knows you’ve done something. It doesn't know what, but it’s already disappointed.

5. “Can police track me through my Fitbit?”

That’s not even suspicious — that’s straight-up an admission of guilt. Bonus red flags if it was after 2am or followed by “asking for a friend”.

6. “Is sneezing a crime now?”

You might think it’s satire. The system doesn’t. Flagged under Public Health Hostility (Minor).

7. “Which drugs are legal in Portugal?”

They see “Portugal”, they assume intention to travel for narcotic tourism. The system may also add you to a Ryanair advertising list. You've been warned.

8. “Why does the moon follow me?”

Children, poets, and certain unwell adults ask this daily. Now classified under “Unstable Search Patterns (Lunar Fixation)”.

9. “What does ‘asking for a friend’ really mean?”

This is now considered code. If you’re using it earnestly, that’s somehow worse.

10. “Should I be worried about this rash?”

No one else is. But the NHS, WebMD, and a surprising number of advertisers now think you have plague-like symptoms and a Google addiction.