Google's Data-Storage Fuels Privacy Fears

taoman1 writes "Facing worries about its tracking Web surfers' every move, Google Inc. is now offering a feature to track Web surfers' every move. Its free Web History service is strictly voluntary — Google users can sign up to have the Internet giant keep detailed records of every website they visit so they can easily find them again later. Web History's quiet debut this week came as privacy advocates continued to raise alarms about the prospect of Google combining its collection of information on individuals with that of DoubleClick Inc. Google has agreed to acquire the New York-based company, which distributes Web ads and tracks where the majority of people go on the Internet, for $3.1 billion."

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PR Decoy

[delire]

What a relief. The option to be voluntarily surveilled proves they weren't already doing it. Those silly tinfoils hats were bent all along.. Phew.. I knew it!

Future Hauntings

[nurb432]

"We see here that 10 years ago you searched and perhaps retrieved an article about xyz. Yes, do we realize it was legal information at that time, but it is not currently and you might have retained that knowledge. Please come with us."

"We see that 10 years ago you did a search on such and such item. Yes, we realize you may never intended to have acted on this information at the time, but the laws have chagned and we can now arrest you under the new 'homeland security intervention intent act'. Please come with us"

No thanks, i think ill pass.