Search history can calculate better credit ratings than pay slips, says International Monetary Fund

And that's not entirely terrifying, because plenty of people have good credit but struggle to prove it

Your web search history plus records of the browser and device you use to make those searches could enable financial institutions to calculate you a more accurate credit rating than traditional methods, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). And the global finance organisation says the ability to use those records might be a good thing rather than a privacy nightmare....