Microsoft announced that it would delete the IP addresses of Bing users after six months. a reduction from its previous 18-month mark. In addition to IP addresses, Microsoft also deletes cookie ID and cross-section IDs associated with search queries. Microsoft’s announcement is linked to formal concerns from the Article 29 Working Party, a European watchdog group, over how long groups like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo can retain search-engine user data.
– Microsoft will delete the stored IP addresses of Bing users after six
months, apparently in response to privacy concerns from advocates and
regulators.

quot;We will delete the entire Internet Protocol address associated with
search queries at six months rather than 18 months, quot; Peter Cul…