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Your Privacy Is An Illusion
New search engine doesn't log your searches

By Paul Boutin, 7:20 PM on Mon Jul 28 2008, 976 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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Holy Cory Doctorow! "We do not keep logs of our users' search activity," vows the privacy policy for Cuil, the overrated Google competitor getting way too much press today. Why isn't this their marketing slogan?

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Google resumes valued at $200 million by Wal-Mart heirs
A new report reveals that when the Walton family, heirs to the Wal-Mart fortune, invested in Cuil, a search engine, they valued ex-Googlers Anna Patterson, Russell Power, and Louis Monier's startup at a ridiculous $200 million.

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Cuil product VP searching for new job
Cuil, the would-be Google killer backed by Wal-Mart family money, has lost one of its highest-profile executives, Louis Monier. Monier, Cuil's VP of product, founded AltaVista and previously worked at eBay and Google.

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Cuil shows the Irish how to spend it like Beckham
[UPDATE: Sarah Carey wrote to say that her post was removed temporarily because of traffic overload. It's back up now.] "The company pays for a personal trainer and gym membership for everyone. More »

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