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Google: Cookies Are Complicated
Andy Greenberg
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4-22-2008 10:51 AM
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privacy
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google
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cookies
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crumbled cookies
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eric schmidt
Andy Greenberg
says:
Google has a growing tendency to make flashy announcements that draw press and then let their ideas stagnate and disappear. Looks like they may be doing the same with an element of their search privacy solution.
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