Google's record for privacy has never been so poor. The announcement that they were reducing the cookies stored from some ridiculously epic time to two years (provided you don't visit Google again during that time) didn't, understandably, do much to put consumers' minds at rest, even as they Googled on. So with AskEraser, the bods at Ask.com are offering an alternative. Cookie information expiry after 18 months, constantly accessible privacy settings and the ability to erase their history are bound to appeal to those who are feeling that the big blank screen is spying on them.
Here's Ask.com's statement on the matter: "Anonymous user data can be very useful to enhance search products for all users, and we’re committed to being open and transparent about how such information is used. But we also understand that there are some who are interested in new tools that will help protect their privacy further, and we will give them that control on Ask.com." You should find AskEraser on Ask.com in the U.S. and U.K. by the end of the year, and globally early next year.
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