Originally Posted by
carpediemracing
It's very possible they looked you up, linking you to them through their actions.
That was not even an option I had considered. Thanks for injecting some sanity.
Also, if you want a tracker less (or at least better than Google) search engine, use duckduckgo. It's a decent search engine and has a lot better privacy policy than many other companies.
The age of privacy in tech is dead though. I've given up trying to conceal anything unless I'm trying to be really careful.