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September 10, 2008
Google Cuts IP Anonymization Time Further
“Yesterday, Google announced a revised log retention policy, saying ‘we’ll anonymize IP addresses on our server logs after 9 months,’ instead of the previous 18-24 months. Other information, like cookies, will stay on the longer retention plan. The announcement was in conjunction with Google’s response to the European Union’s Article 29 Working Party. The Working Party had previously said ‘In view of the initial explanations given by search engine providers on the possible purposes for collecting personal data, the Working Party does not see a basis for a retention period beyond 6 months.’
“Google’s original 18 month log retention policy was a good first step, and the 9 month policy is an excellent second step towards bring their policy in line with EFF’s Best Practices for Online Service Providers, which recommends a combination of obfuscation, aggregation and deletion.”
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