Saturday, July 21, 2007

Ask.com to offer anonymous search

Ask.com took a major step toward protecting protecting the privacy of its users when it announced yesterday that it would be launching a new tool [not on line yet] that would allow users to use its search engine anonymously. The tool, called AskEraser, will ensure that users' search records will not be retained by the company in any form for any period of time. Users will be able to set AskEraser settings in their privacy preferences, and the company says that the settings will be clearly displayed on results pages so that users will always be aware of the privacy status of their Ask.com searches.

Read the article HERE.


What search engines store about you
Many users are in the dark as to how much of their personal information is retained by search engines, how long the data is kept, and what security measures they can take.

Take a look HERE.

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