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I like this article, but I just want to point something out "With the aid of Microsoft researchers, he was able to acquire anonymized data taken from a
by GhotiFish 14y ago
I like this article, but I just want to point something out
"With the aid of Microsoft researchers, he was able to acquire
anonymized data taken from a software toolbar installed in Web
browsers by users who allowed their search histories to be
collected."
I'm thinking the users who consented to having their search histories exposed were like how date rape victims "consent" to ruffies. Hey they drank from the glass right?
This is not kosher.
- parfe 14y agoThanks for the wildly inappropriate analogy.
- stephengillie 14y agoNo, this is like allowing Google to collect your location information and use it to show traffic data on their Maps. From your own quote: by users who allowed their search histories to be collected.
- thrownaway2424 14y agoIf you have ever wondered what Microsoft does with toolbar query data, I suggest you search for the term "hiybbprqag"