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Google to Continue Storing Search Requests

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the careful-what-you-search-for dept.

isabotage3 writes "Although he was alarmed by AOL's haphazard release of its subscribers' online search requests, Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt said Wednesday the privacy concerns raised by that breach won't change his company's practice of storing the inquiries made by its users."

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  1. 1st post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Not surprised to see the first post being a Google fan defending Google's shady business practises.

  2. Re:The differance by rkd2110 · · Score: 1, Troll

    If you have any account online for which you have ever disclosed your true identity (like in order to make a purchase) then that account information can and will be cross-referenced with all of the tracking data that the tracking companies have been able to put together on you.

    Ok. There's a fare chance this will shock you but I'm going to say it anyway - so what?

    So some datamining, marketing, evil corporation will know that I frequent Slashdot, PennyArcade and a donkey-sex porn site. And they can link all to my name, address and phone number. So what? Don't get me wrong, this is not a "If you done nothing wrong wht do you have to hide" approach. This is a "I don't give a fuck what they know about me approach". What will a marketing company do with this data? Does it really worth all the time I'll spend trying to protect it?

    Seriously. This is getting out of proportion.

  3. Re:The differance by sdo1 · · Score: 0, Troll
    Now another thought: what if... (big if), somehow the religious extreme right gets into power...

    What do you mean "if" ?

    -S

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    --- What parts of "shall make no law", "shall not be infringed", and "shall not be violated" don't you understand?