Privacy is Cuil

~~Cuil~~ Cool, no?

If you’ve read any of my blog posts, you know I love my privacy. That is why I’m so excited about Cuil (pronounced “cool”), the new search engine created by ex-Google employees. According to the AP, “Cuil is hoping to attract traffic by promising not to retain information about its users’ search histories or surfing patterns – something that Google does, much to the consternation of privacy watchdogs.”

In fact, on its FAQ page, Cuil acknowledges that this privacy issue is such a concern for Google’s users by stating flippantly, “We analyze the Web, not our users. Read our Privacy Policy for details. It’s short.” How short is it? “When you search with Cuil, we do not collect any personally identifiable information, period.” Excellent! While the search engine does leave something to be desired (to be fair, it is still in its infancy stage), I do find that this promise of privacy has enticed me to use Cuil. Will you? Is privacy a big enough issue for you that you’d switch from Google?