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Question

Question about Bing

Apr 5, 2012 10:16AM PDT

Today at work I did several searches and thought nothing of it. Tonight, at home, I clicked on search history on Bing and up came all the searches I did at work...another location, another computer. Are they getting the information from sites like facebook or other accounts I have to sign in to? I just found it odd that what I searched for one a computer at work would show up on my home computer. I don't like it.

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Clarification Request
Neat.
Apr 5, 2012 10:19AM PDT

Now another reason to not use facebook and more. My facebook is very boring and I rarely go there except to turn off leaky settings. I never use it other than that and the TWO contacts I have there.
Bob

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facebook
Apr 5, 2012 10:40AM PDT

I used facebook as an example. I rarely use it but have used it from work. I also have paid bills, etc from my work computer. I just found it odd that the things I searched for at work across town on my work computer would show up on my home computer under my search history. Specifically, while at work I searched for a newspaper article from our local newspaper and I did a search for the name of a branch office. Those were the searches I did from work today. Tonight, on my home computer, I clicked 'search history' by mistake on the bing home page and the searches for the newspaper and and branch office showed up on my home computer.

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I guess you need to know Bing did it.
Apr 5, 2012 11:01AM PDT
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Thanks
Apr 7, 2012 1:17AM PDT

Thanks Bob, thumbs up for your reply!

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Answer
Yes..
Apr 21, 2012 7:31AM PDT

...they are getting the information from sites like Facebook and other accounts you have to sign in to.

You may want to dig more into what's going on here and what's at stake. In addition to the link given by R. Proffit you will find the info here to be rather enlightening.