more sa.microsoft info

["bscabl" <bscabl () nycap rr com>]

http://www.lockergnome.com/issues/techspecialist/20020314.html

and

http://216.239.37.100/search?q=cache:http://sa.windows.com/privacy/

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Collection of Information

Using Microsoft Windows XP Search Companion, you can search for all types of
objects, from pictures, music, and documents, to printers, computers, and
people. You can search your own computer, other computers (if you are
connected to a network or workgroup), and the Internet. You can also choose
to search with the help of an animated screen character.

No information is ever collected by Search Companion when you search your
local system, LAN, or intranet for any reason.

When you search the Internet using the Search Companion, the following
information is collected regarding your use of the service: the text of your
Internet search query, grammatical information about the query, the list of
tasks which the Search Companion Web service recommends, and any tasks you
select from the recommendation list.  Search Companion does not record your
choice of Internet search engine, and does not collect or request any
personal or demographic information.  Information collected by the Search
Companion can not be used to identify you individually, and is never used in
conjunction with other data sources that may contain personal data.  All
information is retained for twelve months, and discarded in the thirteenth
month following collection.

The information collected by Search Companion when you search the Internet
is used by Microsoft for the operation of the service, to maintain quality
of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding its usage.  The
Search Companion Web service can not be effectively operated without the
collection of this information.  By using the Search Companion Web service,
you consent to the data practices described in this statement.  If you wish
to disable the Search Companion Web service, you can do so by switching to
Classic Search for the Internet.  Microsoft Windows does not collect any
query information when you use Classic Search.  You should consult the
privacy policy of your Internet search engine to determine what information
that Web site retains?"



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