Ask to allow anonymous Web search
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Blog: Ask.com to offer tool that lets people search the web anonymously
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Also: Privacy: The problem that won't go away. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Following the example set last week by Ask.com's AskEraser announcement, Microsoft has jouned the push toward greater user privacy protections for search-engine queries. The company will introduce an anonymous-surfing option and a new data-retention policy that will purge identifiable info after 18 months.
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Does your email program accept hidden JavaScript commands?
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It's just run of the mill business Small companies should try to answer data protection queries in the normal course of business rather than treat them as formal requests, according to advice published by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).â¦
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Criticizing Google and Yahoo as not transparent enough, Jimmy Wales plans an open-source search project that allows more user input.
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If you buy things on the Web--or even just browse--you could be at risk from prying eyes and sloppy security. Some people want to change that.
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Opinion: Privacy hysterics bring old whine in new bottles to the Internet party. The desktop search beta from this Web search leader doesn&#39;t do anything you can&#39;t do already.
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Rumors abound linking Ask Jeeves and Firefox.
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Group seeks changes for more privacy during Web searches, like using an opt-in cookie instead of opt-out.
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Search engine leader Google has been forced to respond to a security vulnerability in its Google Desktop Search software, which reportedly made it possible for computer intruders to view desktop search results via the Web.
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New online services could make you an even more inviting target for privacy attacks. Here's how.
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A new free Web browser, slated for official release on Thursday, is designed to protect users' privacy by not retaining details of the Web sites they've searched.
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Nearly 50 percent of Internet users have searched for their own name online, but few regularly monitor their online presence with great regularity. Even more people -- 53 percent of Internet users to be exact -- have searched online for information about personal and business contacts.
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A study from security vendor McAfee found that search query results returned by Google, AOL, and Ask.com are less likely to lead viewers to dangerous Web sites than they were six months ago. The study also found that Yahoo and MSN are not following that trend toward safer search results.
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Ask Jeeves Inc. is getting personal with Web search and trying to leapfrog its bigger competitors in the process. The Emeryville, Calif.