Comments on: How To Audit Google’s Privacy http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-audit-googles-privacy/ Exploring The Intersections Of Technology and Society Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:27:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: GOOGLE CALENDAR IS NEAT! - The Google Maven http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-audit-googles-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-1348 GOOGLE CALENDAR IS NEAT! - The Google Maven Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:29:36 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-audit-googles-privacy/#comment-1348 [...]   How To Audit Google’s Privacy   [...] [...]   How To Audit Google’s Privacy   [...]

]]> By: Alex van Eesteren http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-audit-googles-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-23093 Alex van Eesteren Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:42:03 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-audit-googles-privacy/#comment-23093 Privacy concerns are becoming a major social and legal issue these days.<br>Search engines play an important role in the whole equation.<br>The AOL Privacy Breach last year is just one example of what can happen if search engine user-data are being stored.<br><br>Meta-search engine Ixquick.com's simple solution: "If the data is not stored, users privacy can't be breached”.<br>We are the first search engine to stop recording any privacy details of our users. <br><br>Some background information:<br>-Ixquick is a meta search engine, developed in 1998 in NY, since 2001 part of Surfboard Holding BV.<br>-It offers a simultaneous search in up to 12 of the best search engines. <br>-Ixquick will not share IP addresses with these individual search engines while searching.<br>-Ixquick will delete the IP addresses of the users within 48 hrs.<br><br> In fact we have a program running which opens the log files, deletes the user related IP <br> addresses and overwrites the "old" logfile. Also we took away the unique ID out of our <br> Cookies, the Cookie is only used for remembering the settings on the user's PC. We even <br> overwrite the "old" Cookie if a user has one on his PC from before this privacy initiative. <br><br>Read more on how Ixquick protects Privacy on: <a href="http://ixquick.com/eng/protect_privacy.html">http://ixquick.com/eng/protect_privacy.html</a><br><br>Conclusion: <br><a href="http://www.ixquick.com">www.ixquick.com</a> offers its users a high quality web search without storing any privacy data...<br><br>Our initiative is being met with overwhelmingly positive response.<br><br>Best Regards,<br>Alex van Eesteren<br><a href="http://Ixquick.com">Ixquick.com</a> Privacy concerns are becoming a major social and legal issue these days.
Search engines play an important role in the whole equation.
The AOL Privacy Breach last year is just one example of what can happen if search engine user-data are being stored.

Meta-search engine Ixquick.com's simple solution: “If the data is not stored, users privacy can't be breached”.
We are the first search engine to stop recording any privacy details of our users.

Some background information:
-Ixquick is a meta search engine, developed in 1998 in NY, since 2001 part of Surfboard Holding BV.
-It offers a simultaneous search in up to 12 of the best search engines.
-Ixquick will not share IP addresses with these individual search engines while searching.
-Ixquick will delete the IP addresses of the users within 48 hrs.

In fact we have a program running which opens the log files, deletes the user related IP
addresses and overwrites the “old” logfile. Also we took away the unique ID out of our
Cookies, the Cookie is only used for remembering the settings on the user's PC. We even
overwrite the “old” Cookie if a user has one on his PC from before this privacy initiative.

Read more on how Ixquick protects Privacy on: http://ixquick.com/eng/protect_privacy.html

Conclusion:
http://www.ixquick.com offers its users a high quality web search without storing any privacy data…

Our initiative is being met with overwhelmingly positive response.

Best Regards,
Alex van Eesteren
Ixquick.com

]]> By: Alex van Eesteren http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-audit-googles-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-1295 Alex van Eesteren Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:42:03 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-audit-googles-privacy/#comment-1295 Privacy concerns are becoming a major social and legal issue these days. Search engines play an important role in the whole equation. The AOL Privacy Breach last year is just one example of what can happen if search engine user-data are being stored. Meta-search engine Ixquick.com's simple solution: "If the data is not stored, users privacy can't be breached”. We are the first search engine to stop recording any privacy details of our users. Some background information: -Ixquick is a meta search engine, developed in 1998 in NY, since 2001 part of Surfboard Holding BV. -It offers a simultaneous search in up to 12 of the best search engines. -Ixquick will not share IP addresses with these individual search engines while searching. -Ixquick will delete the IP addresses of the users within 48 hrs. In fact we have a program running which opens the log files, deletes the user related IP addresses and overwrites the "old" logfile. Also we took away the unique ID out of our Cookies, the Cookie is only used for remembering the settings on the user's PC. We even overwrite the "old" Cookie if a user has one on his PC from before this privacy initiative. Read more on how Ixquick protects Privacy on: http://ixquick.com/eng/protect_privacy.html Conclusion: www.ixquick.com offers its users a high quality web search without storing any privacy data... Our initiative is being met with overwhelmingly positive response. Best Regards, Alex van Eesteren Ixquick.com Privacy concerns are becoming a major social and legal issue these days.
Search engines play an important role in the whole equation.
The AOL Privacy Breach last year is just one example of what can happen if search engine user-data are being stored.

Meta-search engine Ixquick.com’s simple solution: “If the data is not stored, users privacy can’t be breached”.
We are the first search engine to stop recording any privacy details of our users.

Some background information:
-Ixquick is a meta search engine, developed in 1998 in NY, since 2001 part of Surfboard Holding BV.
-It offers a simultaneous search in up to 12 of the best search engines.
-Ixquick will not share IP addresses with these individual search engines while searching.
-Ixquick will delete the IP addresses of the users within 48 hrs.

In fact we have a program running which opens the log files, deletes the user related IP
addresses and overwrites the “old” logfile. Also we took away the unique ID out of our
Cookies, the Cookie is only used for remembering the settings on the user’s PC. We even
overwrite the “old” Cookie if a user has one on his PC from before this privacy initiative.

Read more on how Ixquick protects Privacy on: http://ixquick.com/eng/protect_privacy.html

Conclusion:
http://www.ixquick.com offers its users a high quality web search without storing any privacy data…

Our initiative is being met with overwhelmingly positive response.

Best Regards,
Alex van Eesteren
Ixquick.com

]]> By: How To Understand Google’s Privacy Policy | How To Split An Atom http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-audit-googles-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 How To Understand Google’s Privacy Policy | How To Split An Atom Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:29:16 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-audit-googles-privacy/#comment-1274 [...] So what’s the real story? It depends on who you ask. One thing we can be sure of is that Google makes it a practice to collect huge amounts of personal data, and up until this point has been reluctant to erase it. Whether this constitutes any real breach in privacy is up in the air. With the DoubleClick merger a strong possibility in the near future, it should be an interesting story to watch unfold. [Photo credit goes to Duncan] Sphere: Related Content del.icio.us Digg it Furl Netscape RawSugar reddit StumbleUpon Yahoo MyWeb [...] [...] So what’s the real story? It depends on who you ask. One thing we can be sure of is that Google makes it a practice to collect huge amounts of personal data, and up until this point has been reluctant to erase it. Whether this constitutes any real breach in privacy is up in the air. With the DoubleClick merger a strong possibility in the near future, it should be an interesting story to watch unfold. [Photo credit goes to Duncan] Sphere: Related Content del.icio.us Digg it Furl Netscape RawSugar reddit StumbleUpon Yahoo MyWeb [...]

]]> By: Google http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-audit-googles-privacy/comment-page-1/#comment-1211 Google Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:41:16 +0000 http://howtosplitanatom.com/news/how-to-audit-googles-privacy/#comment-1211 [...] Electronic Privacy Information Center asks to the FTC to audit Google’s privacy in wake of possible DoubleClick merger? Doubleclick Electronic Privacy Information Center Google [...] [...] Electronic Privacy Information Center asks to the FTC to audit Google’s privacy in wake of possible DoubleClick merger? Doubleclick Electronic Privacy Information Center Google [...]

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