Google to Anonymize Users' Search Data

[mandy]

When you search on Google, we collect information about your search, such as the query itself, IP addresses and cookie details. Previously, we kept this data for as long as it was useful. Today we're pleased to report a change in our privacy policy: Unless we're legally required to retain log data for longer, we will anonymize our server logs after a limited period of time. When we implement this policy change in the coming months, we will continue to keep server log data (so that we can improve Google's services and protect them from security and other abuses)—but will make this data much more anonymous, so that it can no longer be identified with individual users, after 18-24 months...

full announcement: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/t...e-our.html

[BellisimaJ.]

Oh goody, then people like Lee will be able to do an even more efficient job of hiding their digital tracks. :

[jezebel]

Great News! I can hack my sister's computer without leaving any traces.