Forgot What You Searched For? Google Didn"t...

The Justice Department may have done us all a big favor by issuing subpoenas
to Internet search engines to find out what people are researching online.

Not because that data could help shield children from online porn, which was
the government's stated goal in demanding data from Google and three other
search firms.

Google refused to turn over search data, partly to avoid creating the
perception that it would hand over more personal records if asked.
Google refused to turn over search data, partly to avoid creating the
perception that it would hand over more personal records if asked. (By Clay
Mclachlan -- Reuters)

Rather, the request -- and Google's refusal to fork over its search data --
is putting a helpful public spotlight on the vast amount of personal
information being stored, parsed and who knows what else by the Web
services we increasingly rely on to manage our lives.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01 /20/AR2006012001799.html

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