EU is looking at online privacy again

25.01.08

This could come has a blow to Google , you see while we are all happy thinking that downloading Googles toolbar or using Gmail somehow we are protected by Googles privacy policy, well the EU are saying That your IP address is personal data .. oops

Google says it needs to store search queries and gather information on online activity to improve its search results and to provide advertisers with correct billing information that shows that genuine users are clicking on online ads.

Microsoft does not record the IP address that identifies an individual computer when it logs search terms. Its Internet strategy relies on users logging into the Passport network that is linked to its popular Hotmail and Messenger services.

The company’s European Internet policy director, Thomas Myrup Kristensen, described the move as part of Microsoft’s commitment to privacy.

and just think about all those 3rd party trackers !!

DaveN

2 Comments

  • 1

    “and just think about all those 3rd party trackers”

    You bet! Privacy online is something that simply does not exist. By leaving this very comment I am already giving you my IP address :)

    Seo Smarty
    http://www.seosmarty.com/

    25th January 2008 @ 18:37

  • 2

    Even i Agree with seo that nowadays if a person using the internet then there would be no word such as privacy in his dictionary.

    Mike
    http://privacy-software.topchoicereviews.com

    2nd March 2008 @ 21:18

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