Nothing Ever Really Goes Away on Computers 0
But there is a lot that can rise up and bite someone later:
That same day information was sought on Google and MSN search engines on such topics as “instant poisons,” “undetectable poisons,” “chloral hydrate,” and gun laws in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Ten days later, according to allegations by the state of New Jersey, Melanie McGuire murdered her husband at their Woodbridge apartment — using a gun purchased in Pennsylvania.
And you can bet that somewhere, there’re servers whose access logs show her IP address and those search terms.
