__/ [ Erik Funkenbusch ] on Tuesday 08 August 2006 01:58 \__
> On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:57:34 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Microsoft: User Behavior as Key to Improving Search Results
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>>| At this week's SIGIR information-retrieval powwow, Microsoft researchers
>>| will present new findings on how search result accuracy can be improved
>>| by analyzing user click-through and browsing data.
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>> http://tinyurl.com/ezeey (microsoft-watch.com)
>>
>> I also read somewhere that Internet Explorer 7 is spyware. It apparently
>> sends to Redmond the trail of the page one visits. These are some serious
>> offences.
>
> The privacy issues have been fully disclosed. When you install IE7, you
> have to choose to turn the feature on (anti-phishing protection) and it
> explains the privacy issues.
>
> The fact of the matter is, there's no other way to handle phishing sites.
> They pop up so fast and disappear that in a matter of hours they can get
> thousands of victims. You need a real-time solution, and the only way to
> do that is query a live database, which gives the potential for data
> collection.
>
> Firefox is doing the same thing.
Liar! It's an addon feature. Stop spreading FUD.
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