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Yahoo! Clues divulges personal information on searches

Posted on November 19, 2010 by pogowasright.org

Nadia Ibanez reports:

Yesterday, Yahoo! unveiled the beta test of Yahoo! Clues, which is designed to help users data-mine trending search terms. When a user types in a search term, they’re shown a graph with the highs and lows of the trend over the past week or month. Information about the gender, age, income and location is also provided along with the search paths that other users have taken to provide for a better-rounded search capability.

Read more on Business Review USA. If you want to test it out, the correct url is http://clues.yahoo.com/

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