Google to limit data retention to 18 months
 

Google on Tuesday said it would cut the time for which it retains users’ personal search data to 18 months from 18-24 months, in a fresh concession to European Union data protection officials.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/af69ffa0-18d...b5df10621.html

Binladen never uses Google for his recruiting search. :)