2 posts and columns on account information

No More Bing Brother, Says Microsoft

in News on January 19, 2010 at 11:05 am PT

Google has long claimed that the server log data it collects are a critical driver of innovation. Over the years, to appease privacy advocates, the company has tweaked its treatment of those data and the length of time it stores them. Google continues to collect IP addresses, though it makes them anonymous after nine months. This may soon change. And not because of any initiative on Google’s part but because of one by Microsoft.

A Service to Make 401(k) Tweaking a Piece of Cake

in Personal Technology on August 19, 2009 at 6:09 pm PT

Cake Premium may be a helpful tool in confusing times. But its limitations make it an incomplete solution that’s no threat to a really good, honest investment adviser, writes Walt Mossberg.