I was never aware that every time I search the internet using Google my information is being stored on a database somewhere. When I think about it, it's kind of wierd, but I don't know why it is so bad. I have nothing t hide so I don't have to worry about someone looking at my search history. The article even gave an example of a person's search history being used in a murder case to determine whether or not that person was guilty. In a case like that I think that it can be a good thing. I don't think that a person's search history should be made available to everyone but I don't see anything wrong with it being saved on a disk that is only available to a few people who are only allowed to look at it for extreme cases.
When searching the web we all need to be informed about the tools that we are using. I think that it is important that search engines, such as google or yahoo, remain impartial in order to receive accurate information. However, I also think that people should use multiple resources to check information found on the web. If search websites give priority to the highest bidder, the information we find may not be the most accurate. But if we dig a little deeper and do some more research of our own we can decide for ourselves what is credible and what is not.
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