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AOL Releases 657,427 User Details
In a very controversial move, long time ISP AOL; have released the search details of 657,427 of its users for “research purposes”. Realising what a bollocks up they’ve made, AOL have now pulled the data, although it is still available via The Pirate Bay.
“AOL has released very private data about its users without their permission. While the AOL username has been changed to a random ID number, the ability to analyse all searches by a single user will often lead people to easily determine who the user is, and what they are up to. The data includes personal names, addresses, social security numbers and everything else someone might type into a search box.”
Notes Michael Arrington of TechCrunch.