Ask.com, Microsoft talk search privacy

InternetNews | at | by Mike

Ask.com and Microsoft today suggested that the search industry have a conversation about consumer privacy in an age of online advertising and search. What it really is: the third- and fifth-place U.S. search providers calling out the market leaders.

That means Google and Yahoo.

In a statement, the companies said they want "leading search providers, online advertising companies and privacy advocates" to join them toward their goal of providing "privacy principles" for the search industry.