Dear Jim:
You don't have to be a "Secret Squirrel" to be concerned about
Google tracking your online searching.
Here is a quick and easy way to use Google but not get tracked: http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/scraper.htm
The following is a
quote from their site: "Not only does Google scrape much of
the web, but they keep records of who searches for what. If information
about your searching is accessible
by cookie ID or by your IP address, it is subject to subpoena. This
is a violation of your privacy. Someday Google's data retention practices
will be regulated, because Google is too arrogant to do the right thing
voluntarily. In the meantime, you should not be leaving your fingerprints
in Google's databases."
"There are other proxies that can protect your privacy on the
web. Almost all are general-purpose proxies that cloak all of your
web activity
behind an IP address that is not easily traced to your service provider.
One is Anonymizer.com. A possible problem with this one is that the
founder, Lance Cottrell, has connections with the FBI and the Voice
of America. It also costs money for a reasonable level of service.
Another is Tor
["The Onion Router"], which is much more
secure. But it is also slow, because Tor is a complicated system that
needs
networks
of volunteers
to run
server software. Juvenile surfers from video pirates to rogue Wikipedia
editors tend to clog free services such as Tor, which slows them down
even more." Regards, OSOM - "Out of Sight, Out of Mind"
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