Google and Privacy: the facts speak for themselves
From the BBC (hat tip also to Canadian Privacy Law Blog; advance warning from The Register):
Google is to halve the amount of time it stores users’ personal search data in response to continued pressure from the EU over its privacy policy. The search giant has said it will anonymise identifiable IP addresses on its server logs after nine months. Google said respecting users’ privacy is “fundamental to earning and keeping their trust”.
From the Official Google blog (cross-posted on the Google Public Policy Blog): …