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Eyeing Your Search Habits

Written By
Ben Charny
Ben Charny
Jan 20, 2006
1 minute read
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I’m pretty sure Patriot Search is a hoax. But the recent hubbub about search engines turning over user data to the feds makes it seem all-too-real.

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