Do internet provides see what you have been searching or do they keep it for a couple of months and then delete it for security.
2006-10-04 05:35:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Yes they can, and recently Microsoft, AOL and Yahoo! handed over search records for a random selection of their users to the American Government in an apparent bid to track down paedophiles. Google refused to hand over records.
2006-10-04 05:38:30 · answer #1 · answered by nert 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most ISPs do not. Microsoft keeps some information but not the extent that you just said. The big ones are the search engines like Google or Yahoo.
The search engines all track what you search for. You will notice ads on the pages start to come up with what interests you.
2006-10-04 05:42:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes your ISPs keep a log of all sites and emails you send and recieve.
I am not sure how long they store the logs for, but it must be quite a while as the Government can ask to access the log especially if they suspect you of terrorism or other more serious criminal activities.
There isn't anyway you can clear or delete the log.
2006-10-04 05:50:50 · answer #3 · answered by sweetcandytoffee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt they would have time to search through everyone's surfing habits on a day to day basis but I would imagine there must be records kept in case the police (or similar) need to check where somebody has been surfing.
2006-10-04 05:38:45 · answer #4 · answered by Carella 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WELL I F U ARE USING SEARCH ENGINES TO SEARCH FOR INFORMATION COMPANY LIKE GOOGLE YAHOO AND OTHER SEARCH ENGINE PROVIDERS MONITOR EVERY BIT OF DATA SEARCHED AND STORE UR PREFERENCES ON THEIR SERVER AND THEY SERVE U TARGETED ADS TO MAKE REVENUR SO NOTHING IS SECRET ON INTERNET NOW A DAYS IF THEY WANT THEY CAN TRACE WHERE U LIVE AND WHICH COMPUTER AND ISP U USE TO CONNECT TO NET AND WHAT ARE UR PREFERENCES ETC SO ATHEY STORE IT ON THE SERVER FOR FUTURE EVALUATION
2006-10-04 05:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by iminjeddah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-10-04 05:42:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but keep ur searches in google coz they do monitor ur searches but dont hand it over to the government and by the way u aint doing any nonsense na in searchin it shudnt be a big deal buddy
have a nice day
2006-10-04 05:39:39 · answer #7 · answered by Codemaster 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No they can't. Even if they're they cannot disclose it legally unless you ask them to keep a track on that
2006-10-04 05:47:23 · answer #8 · answered by hackaback 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not quite sure, but it does have an IT dept that keeps track of the websites you visit.
2006-10-04 06:24:26 · answer #9 · answered by DJ Alex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they can I hope it is kept annonymous
2006-10-04 05:48:56 · answer #10 · answered by Lou 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋