>
> What I am really wondering here is how the full exact query was captured
> and then repeated by a 3rd party out in the wild. The implications are kind
> of scary.
>

scary = prefer not to think about.  an understandable, and ubiquitous
preference.  which leaves leagues of leeway for such activity to accrete.

Then I would suspect there’s a packet sniffer out there on an infected
> computer (not necessarily yours) that is getting this information via WiFi…
> Of course, that means your laptop is on WiFi phoning home.
>

could be anywhere, eg modem, or at the provider
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