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Ask.com values your privacy, launches AskEraser

by Robert Nelson on Dec 12, 2007 at 05:43 AM

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Ask.com is taking their users privacy serious and based partially on users feedback have launched AskEraser for Ask.com and also Ask UK.

AskEraser will allow users to have control over their search data and can be turned on and off with just a few clicks. To enable AskEraser simply click the “AskEraser” link in top right hand corner and the click “Turn On AskEraser.” Just two steps and you will be enjoying private web searching, and just in case you wanted it turned back off, simply repeat the process and click “Turn Off AskEraser.”

According to Ask.com your search activity includes your “search terms, clicks, IP address and any user/session IDs assigned to you.” When searching with the AskEraser enabled your search history will be “completely deleted from Ask.com servers” in just a few hours.

Read [The Ask.com Blog]

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