Hoping to add to its paltry market share in the Google-dominated world of Internet search, Ask.com has added a feature that, at the user’s request, supposedly deletes records of their online activity. However, the feature might not deliver as much privacy as it seems. The new “AskEraser” is being touted by Ask.com as the first product of its kind, a tool designed to bring solace to those who worry about their privacy. “AskEraser completely deletes all future search queries and associated cookie information from Ask.com servers,” said the company in announcing the AskEraser.
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Ask May Forget, but Google Will Remember
Posted by: Fred J. Aun December 11, 2007 11:27 AMHoping to add to its paltry market share in the Google-dominated world of Internet search, Ask.com has added a feature that, at the user’s request, supposedly deletes records of their online activity. However, the feature might not deliver as much privacy as it seems. The new “AskEraser” is being touted by Ask.com as the first product of its kind, a tool designed to bring solace to those who worry about their privacy. “AskEraser completely deletes all future search queries and associated cookie information from Ask.com servers,” said the company in announcing the AskEraser.