I'm pleased to announce I will be moderating a panel discussion on "Privacy in Web Search" as part of the ITS Colloquium at NYU Law's Information Law Institute. The panelists are: Ramsey Homsany, Senior Counsel, Google Daniel Howe, Ph.D. Candidate,…
Tag: Search privacy
Google To “Anonymize” Personal Data after 18-24 Months
Google made a major announcement today that by the end of the year will begin removing identifying data from its search logs after 18 -24 months: When you search on Google, we collect information about your search, such as the…
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Norway Investigates Google on Privacy
Pandia Search Engine News reports that the Norwegian Data Inspectorate, whose role is to protect persons from violation of their right to privacy through the processing of personal data, is investigating Google's information collecting practices. From Pandia's report: “Why do…
I want my Google Data Privacy
Gene at Fred's House sounds like one of the multitude who are beginning to embrace the "Google lifestyle": I look around my desktop and I see Google Reader, Google Mail, Google Talk, Google Toolbar, Google Maps, Google Calendar, Google News,…
Google’s Persistent & Sticky Memory
Blogging has been light lately as I'm busy (a) finalizing details for the Identity & Identification in a Networked World symposium at NYU, (b) working out the logistics for my upcoming research trip to Europe (which now also includes a…
TrackMeNot Firefox Extension Obfuscates Your Search History
As concerns about the privacy of one's search engine history steadily increase, various solutions have been offered to help avoid the wholesale surveillance and aggregation of one's search queries. While most solutions rely on attempts to cloak one's IP address,…
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What do Google, Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft’s MSN know about you?
This San Jose Mercury News article summarizes the privacy and surveillance threats of search engines, focusing on the fact that much of the "massive amounts of data these companies collect, which can include records of the searches you make, the…
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What Search Sites Know About You
[via The Unofficial Google Weblog] A Wired piece, "What Search Sites Know About You," discusses privacy issues surrounding search engines that also accept site registration and collect personal information: As operators of the most popular search engines roll out more…
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