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Insights On Search Companies' Privacy Practices And Data Handling

Calendar Mar 15, 2006 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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data collection user information privacy practices search data company responses
We asked the same seven questions of each company. Their answers are reproduced below, with the responses sorted by the companies' names in alphabetical order. What information do you record about searches? Do you store IP addresses linked to search terms and types of searches (image vs. Web)? Weinstein: Any time a search is done on the AOL service or AOL.com, the left rail on the results page offers a list of the most recent searches conducted by that user.