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What Does Google Know About You?
November 05, 2009 9:44 AM
The world’s most popular search engine has been under pressure to reveal what it knows about users. Specifically histories of what folks search for. European regulators have pressed the company to discard user data after a specific period of time.
Today, Google is launching a new application called “Dashboard”. If you use Gmail or if you’ve signed on to Youtube – or any of the other Google services - you can access an account “history”. Check it out here. Time will tell how far this effort will go to satisfy those who want Google to open the books on what they know about users.
November 5, 2009 | Permalink | Share | User Comments (4)
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"European regulators have pressed the company to discard user data after a specific period of time." - ABC News
Fat chance of that happening.
Data Mining is really what Google is all about.
That's where the BIG Money is.
Posted by: Noz | Nov 5, 2009 10:51:41 AM
It is the tech age. Data mining is the new tool for companies and the government for that matter. I think it is an unfortunate reality.
Posted by: Huh | Nov 5, 2009 11:33:48 AM
What is datea mining? Can anyone make money DOING IT? HOWE!
Posted by: SUE | Nov 5, 2009 10:07:21 PM
Google already dumps user info after 16 months. Same as Yahoo and Bing.
Posted by: Sandy106 | Nov 6, 2009 12:44:38 AM
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