Search engines: The invader to our privacy — A survey

The popularity of search engines has grown exponentially, as Internet users are relying more on search engines in order to filter relevant piece of search results out of Information Sea within a single-click time. However, due to the publicly accessible nature of web space these search engines threatens our privacy by revealing our personal data to others that may otherwise be hidden. This paper identifies that how serious the threat of search engine hacking is and how its advanced search queries facilitates potential attackers that further causes application and identity fraud to collect financial and personal data. It further explains the ways to counteract it and discusses the challenges and problem of this crime that may have direct and indirect impacts on the internet security.