Comments on: # Privacy: Search Engine Privacy Standard Proposed http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/ information ethics : privacy : new media : values in design : 2.0 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:56:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: organic seo http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/comment-page-1/#comment-159849 organic seo Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:06:42 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/#comment-159849 I fully support this privacy policy, your query indeed should not be traced in any way neither by IP or cookie. Search engines should provide search capabilities, not spy on people! Tony I fully support this privacy policy, your query indeed should not be traced in any way neither by IP or cookie. Search engines should provide search capabilities, not spy on people!

Tony

]]> By: Michael Zimmer http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/comment-page-1/#comment-23217 Michael Zimmer Wed, 15 Nov 2006 02:04:37 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/#comment-23217 Thanks for the comments, Bompa. But rather than just offering #privacy as an option that the user must select, I still think the best solution would be either (a) give the user full access and control over the data the search engine has collected, allowing it to be edited or deleted, or (b) the search engine deletes any data collected after a certain short-term period, or ideally (c) no cookie or IP-identifiable data is collected at all. Thanks for the comments, Bompa. But rather than just offering #privacy as an option that the user must select, I still think the best solution would be either (a) give the user full access and control over the data the search engine has collected, allowing it to be edited or deleted, or (b) the search engine deletes any data collected after a certain short-term period, or ideally (c) no cookie or IP-identifiable data is collected at all.

]]> By: Bompa http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/comment-page-1/#comment-23216 Bompa Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:36:20 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/#comment-23216 Seth, what you're saying about #privacy being a flag for a "hot search", is true now, but when millions of people all around the world begin to use the #privacy in their queries, it would become less of "a flag". I don't know who wrote comment #2, there's no name in the comment, nor on the linked-to blog, but anyways, the #privacy inititive is a stepping stone, and a damn good one. As #privacy popularity and usage grow the question might become which search engine will offer the #privacy in their settings? The real idea here, seems to me, not just to give the users something more to type in the search box, but to apply some pressure on all the search engine, to create competition among them to include #privacy in their standard settings for users. Seth, what you’re saying about #privacy being a flag for a “hot search”,
is true now, but when millions of people all around the world begin to use
the #privacy in their queries, it would become less of “a flag”.

I don’t know who wrote comment #2, there’s no name in the comment, nor
on the linked-to blog, but anyways, the #privacy inititive is a stepping stone,
and a damn good one. As #privacy popularity and usage grow the question
might become which search engine will offer the #privacy in their settings?

The real idea here, seems to me, not just to give the users something
more to type in the search box, but to apply some pressure on all the
search engine, to create competition among them to include #privacy
in their standard settings for users.

]]> By: Russ Jones http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/comment-page-1/#comment-18865 Russ Jones Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:40:21 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/#comment-18865 Thank you for taking the time to look over #privacy. I have taken the time to look over your comments and those of a handful of other prominent bloggers who have voiced their concerns over the standard. I have discussed them in detail on thegooglecache.com. I would be pleased if you could take a chance to look them over. Thanks again, Russ Jones Thank you for taking the time to look over #privacy. I have taken the time to look over your comments and those of a handful of other prominent bloggers who have voiced their concerns over the standard.

I have discussed them in detail on thegooglecache.com. I would be pleased if you could take a chance to look them over.

Thanks again,

Russ Jones

]]> By: Search privacy through #privacy: somewhat feasible, or dreaming too small? « Better Software. Better Science. Better S*. http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/comment-page-1/#comment-18203 Search privacy through #privacy: somewhat feasible, or dreaming too small? « Better Software. Better Science. Better S*. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 03:39:26 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/#comment-18203 [...] For example, Michael Zimmer says #privacy doesn’t go far enough, and I think he speaks for a lot of people: Forcing users to append their searches with a tag in order to protect their privacy accepts the premise that search engines should be allowed to collect personal information by default. And that is what must change. [...] [...] For example, Michael Zimmer says #privacy doesn’t go far enough, and I think he speaks for a lot of people: Forcing users to append their searches with a tag in order to protect their privacy accepts the premise that search engines should be allowed to collect personal information by default. And that is what must change. [...]

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/comment-page-1/#comment-18164 Seth Finkelstein Sun, 22 Oct 2006 21:57:36 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/2006/10/22/privacy-search-engine-privacy-standard-proposed/#comment-18164 An obvious problem is that it also functions as a flag for "This is a really interesting search! Hot stuff here!" 1/2 :-) An obvious problem is that it also functions as a flag for “This is a really interesting search! Hot stuff here!” 1/2 :-)

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