Comments on: New “Cuil” Search Engines Decides User Logs Aren’t Necessary http://michaelzimmer.org/2008/07/28/new-cuil-search-engines-decides-user-logs-arent-necessary/ information ethics : new media : privacy : values in design : 2.0 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:17:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Zimmer http://michaelzimmer.org/2008/07/28/new-cuil-search-engines-decides-user-logs-arent-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-154434 Michael Zimmer Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:00:58 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=761#comment-154434 I said "contradict," not "falsify". Cuil's position contradicts Google's as the latter states it needs user data to perform its core functions, while the former claims it is not necessary. I said “contradict,” not “falsify”. Cuil’s position contradicts Google’s as the latter states it needs user data to perform its core functions, while the former claims it is not necessary.

]]> By: Daniel Riveong http://michaelzimmer.org/2008/07/28/new-cuil-search-engines-decides-user-logs-arent-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-154431 Daniel Riveong Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:21:59 +0000 http://michaelzimmer.org/?p=761#comment-154431 "What I find most interesting about Cuil’s privacy policy is that it contradicts what Google has been stating regarding the necessity of retaining user logs" Contradicts how? If people are as satisfied with Cuil's searchs results as much as Google than yes (I've read negative reviews thus far). Otherwise that statement has little meat (tofu?) to it. It's possible to create a search engine without all that data, the question is can you create one as good as an engine that records data? For the sake of innovation, I'd like to see Cuil prove that it's possible. Daniel “What I find most interesting about Cuil’s privacy policy is that it contradicts what Google has been stating regarding the necessity of retaining user logs”

Contradicts how? If people are as satisfied with Cuil’s searchs results as much as Google than yes (I’ve read negative reviews thus far). Otherwise that statement has little meat (tofu?) to it.

It’s possible to create a search engine without all that data, the question is can you create one as good as an engine that records data? For the sake of innovation, I’d like to see Cuil prove that it’s possible.

Daniel

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