Three years ago, Yahoo cast itself as a defender of privacy by saying it would keep detailed records of its users’ search queries for just 90 days. The company said it would then purge that information in an effort to “strengthen Yahoo’s relationship of trust” with its users.Now Yahoo is reversing course. On Friday, it disclosed plans to keep user data for much longer: 18 months.
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Yahoo Inc. said it would begin keeping records of its users’ search engine queries for at least 18 months, abandoning an earlier policy under which it kept data for only three months.The retention of search term histories, which can encompass personal topics such as medical conditions or financial issues, has long been a point of contention in debates over digital privacy.
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Yahoo Will Keep Search Queries for 18 Months
Three years ago, Yahoo cast itself as a defender of privacy by saying it would keep detailed records of its users’ search queries for just 90 days. The company said it would then purge that information in an effort to “strengthen Yahoo’s relationship of trust” with its users.