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Yahoo Limits Retention of Personal Data

Dec. 17, 2008
Yahoo said that it would limit the time it holds identifiable personal information related to searches to 90 days to address growing concerns from privacy advocates and government regulators.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler