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Amazon Search Bar Will Track Your Browsing

Posted by timothy on from the was-only-testing-that-last-site-you-see dept.

Limit writes "There has been a lot of discussion regarding GMail and Google's privacy policies. However, with the recent debut of Amazon's A9.com, I havn't seen any mention to the information they intend to collect. I saw this article today, "The history server stores -- on our servers -- your history of interaction with us for the purpose of bringing that back to you in a very convenient way ... If you install the toolbar, then all your Web browsing, as well as all your searching, is stored as well." Where is all the media hype about this privacy issue?"

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  1. F Amazon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I mean REALLY. What year is it? Are they pleading innocent Internet Newby?

    Also. Who is dumb enough to install a tool bar after that spyware rant on /.?

  2. The sad thing is by BCW2 · · Score: 1, Troll

    There are enough stupid people out there that will download this tool bar to make it worthwhile. These are the same ones who have spy-ware, ad-ware, and virus infected machines because they won't learn.

    Proof that some people are just to stupid to own computers.

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  3. Masturbating to Google.... by Saeed+al-Sahaf · · Score: -1, Troll
    Google is just a company started by a few geeks that made it big because they give an excellent service and that's it.

    You, Sir, are on drugs. Google is a huge Cult of Personality based company that will soon be publically traded. It is no different than any other company: Someone with an idea started it, and figured out how to make HUGE GOBS OF MONEY. Google is not a religion, a form of tantric sex, it's a company in business to make money. PLEASE STOP MASTURBATING ABOUT IT.

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  4. In Soviet Amerika... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Amazon Browses YOU!