Google Will Anonymize IP Logs Faster

An anonymous reader writes "The BBC reports on some changes to the data retention policy at Google in response to pressure from European authorities, but also included in the article is information about why Google claims they need to retain non-anonymised data for so long. Improving services, sure, but preventing fraud? Aiding 'valid legal orders'?" Reader s0ckratees points to some commentary on the change at Google's official blog. The upshot: IP addresses in Google's logs will be anonymized after nine months, rather than 18 as previously.

Comments

Scrape it

[smittyoneeach]

Scrape the log
To sparkling shine
So the chin
Hairless, divine
Burma Shave

I've just done it.

[caluml]

It's OK - I just did it.

peon@google ~ $ /bin/su -
Password:
google ~ # psql searchlogs scooby -W
Password:
Welcome to psql 8.0.15, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type: \copyright for distribution terms
\h for help with SQL commands
\? for help with psql commands
\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
\q to quit

searchlogs=> DELETE FROM searchlogs WHERE ts < NOW() - INTERVAL '9 months';
DELETE 551719812875516
searchlogs=> \q
google ~ # logout
peon@google ~ $ logout

Re:Just out of interest

[geminidomino]

I'm hypertensive, you insensitive clod.

Re:So if you live in china

[zoogies]

Whew! Good thing I'm in America.