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A judge ordered Google to share its search data. What does that mean for user privacy?

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A cursor moves over Google's search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. The most valuable information Google is being forced to share under Judge Amit Mehta's ruling is users' click-and-query data. That refers to the information Google collects from users about what they search for (the queries) and what links they select (the clicks). (AP)
A cursor moves over Google's search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. The most valuable information Google is being forced to share under Judge Amit Mehta's ruling is users' click-and-query data. That refers to the information Google collects from users about what they search for (the queries) and what links they select (the clicks). (AP)

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