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July 18, 2007 EU data watchdog welcomes Google's announcement of a two-year cookie lifespan but says its major concern is server log data use. TAGS: cookie, search engine company, Google Inc., policy, representative, European Union, Yahoo! Inc., server, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

August 13, 2007 CNET News.com tries to clear up recent privacy announcements by surveying Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Ask.com and AOL. Here, they respond.How search engines rate on privacy TAGS: Ask.com, user identity, cookie, privacy, search engine, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., IP address, survey, Internet search, IP, knowledge, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., backup, e-mail

February 16, 2007 Recently disclosed security holes that affect Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox could let attackers grab data via malicious Web sites. TAGS: attacker, cookie, Firefox, flaw, Mozilla Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, bug, fix, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Corp., PC, e-mail

July 23, 2007 Microsoft and Yahoo are the latest to announce limits on how long they will keep Web search data. TAGS: online advertising, Internet search, cookie, search engine, IP address, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., IP, Microsoft Corp.

February 3, 2006 CNET News.com asks AOL, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo what info they could provide in response to a court order. Read their responses. TAGS: America Online Inc., cookie, Verbatim, search, attorney, prosecutor, IP address, IP, request, Time Warner Inc., search result, functionality, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., response, Microsoft Corp.

September 1, 2005 The advent of Firefox and Opera means cybercops have to learn new tricks to conduct successful investigations. TAGS: Opera Software, Firefox, investigation, cookie, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

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