Wednesday, February 22, 2006

U.S. Internet Users Oppose Storage of Queries

An AP newswire article by Brian Bergstein, via Yahoo! News, reports that:

Most Americans are uncomfortable with the fact that Internet search engines record their users' queries, according to a survey released Wednesday that examined perceptions about federal authorities' demands for such records.

In the new survey of 800 Americans by the University of Connecticut, 60 percent said they opposed the storage of users' search queries. Just 32 percent supported the practice, which the companies say is necessary to improve the performance of their services.

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