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What matters much more than whether Google deletes is whether some other group has access to and stores that data before Google deletes it. Almost assuredly the
by whamlastxmas 10y ago
What matters much more than whether Google deletes is whether some other group has access to and stores that data before Google deletes it. Almost assuredly the answer is yes. Search history is a tremendously powerful tool and insightful data point for anyone. There's no way government groups aren't using it. It takes up almost no room for storage, either.
- lucb1e 10y ago> "Search history is a tremendously powerful tool and insightful data point for anyone." Can confirm. Near the end of internships I use my browser history, and mostly the search history contained in that, to figure out what I've done so I don't forget anything in the report. It's a near perfect way to tell what I've been up to any day.
- Nitramp 10y ago> Almost assuredly the answer is yes. [citation required]. Google goes through great lengths to make sure that's not the case, both technically with legal defense against overreaching subpoenas.