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by bham 6034 days ago
You implicitly trust that it is deleted when you click that button?
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There are threat models which are useful, and there are threat models which lead you to wear a tinfoil hat. Which type of model are you basing your question on?
I am not a fan of conspiracy theories.
from http://www.google.com/searchhistory/privacy.html

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