Monday, June 06, 2005
IOL: Computers / IT:
"Google's long memory stirs privacy concerns
June 06 2005 at 06:42AM - By Andy Sullivan
Washington - When Google's 19-million daily users look up a long-lost classmate, send email or bounce around the Web more quickly with its new Web Accelerator, records of that activity don't go away.
In an era of increased government surveillance, privacy watchdogs worry that Google's vast archive of Internet activity could prove a tempting target for abuse.
Like many other online businesses, Google tracks how its search engine and other services are used, and who uses them. Unlike many other businesses, Google holds onto that information for years..."
"Google's long memory stirs privacy concerns
June 06 2005 at 06:42AM - By Andy Sullivan
Washington - When Google's 19-million daily users look up a long-lost classmate, send email or bounce around the Web more quickly with its new Web Accelerator, records of that activity don't go away.
In an era of increased government surveillance, privacy watchdogs worry that Google's vast archive of Internet activity could prove a tempting target for abuse.
Like many other online businesses, Google tracks how its search engine and other services are used, and who uses them. Unlike many other businesses, Google holds onto that information for years..."
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