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Maybe they should keep less logs then, or delete them more frequently, or anonymise those which can be. Or a combination of the three. DuckDuckGo manages to ru
by mike-cardwell 16y ago
Maybe they should keep less logs then, or delete them more frequently, or anonymise those which can be. Or a combination of the three.
DuckDuckGo manages to run a search engine without logging IP addresses or user agents...
- motters 16y agoIndeed, but I imagine that from the service providers perspective there is currently probably a far greater incentive to keep the logs due to their commercial value.
- mike-cardwell 16y agoI dunno. I think the majority of companies log for the sake of logging. Some take advantage of this data, but I doubt most do. Instead it just sits there on a drive waiting to be accidentaly leaked, stolen by employees, stolen by hackers or subpoenaed by governments, both good and bad.
- motters 16y agoWell for companies that are even slightly web-savvy the logs are very useful because they contain information about who your customers are, when they use your site, how often, what they're searching for, etc, etc - which can have a real commercial value.