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According to a report by the BBC Google is continuing to address its user's privacy concerns. They have now announced that all of their "cookies" will auto delete after two years of inactivity. Here is a snippet from the news item:

Google has said that its cookies, tiny files stored on a computer when a user visits a website, will auto delete after two years.

They will be deleted unless the user returns to a Google site within the two-year period, prompting a re-setting of the file's lifespan.

The company's cookies are used to store preference data for sites, such as default language and to track searches.

All search engines and most websites store cookies on a computer.

Currently, Google's are set to delete after 2038.

Peter Fleischer, Google's global privacy counsel, said in a statement: "After listening to feedback from our users and from privacy advocates, we've concluded that it would be a good thing for privacy to significantly shorten the lifetime of our cookies."

Full BBC Article Here

I actually think this is positive step in addressing some Google users privacy concerns. At the very least the company continues to show that it does listen to its users. Although, I am quite certain as well that they will still receive criticism in regards.

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Sue
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