While the EU decision is not binding or in any way formally applicable to the legal environment governing privacy matters in Canada, or to Google's treatment of Canadian -
originated search requests, the concept of privacy - through - google - obscurity will no doubt be debated on our shores.
With or without cookies, our web site keeps track of usage data, such as the source address from which a page
request originates (i.e., your IP address, domain name), date and time of the page
request, the referring web site (if any), and other parameters in the URL (e.g.,
search criteria).