American
7th August 2006, 08:20 AM
http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~dangelo/aol-search-query-logs/
This may belong in "Current Events", it's so outrageous.
And even if you don't use AOL - someone who knows you might. If that person say, looked up your address and then searched for something nasty or illegal in a totally separate query, the world now knows that you keep very odd friends. (Specifically not 'the world', but only those who would bother to sort through that data so they can prey upon you. Stalking, blackmail, robbery, whatever.)
Oh by the way, time-stamps are included. So people now know exactly when you might not be at home.... or if you are a very pretty woman, when you might be home and on your computer.
Allllll-together now......... OMG!!! PONIES!!! LOL!!!
"Thanks AOL!!"
This may belong in "Current Events", it's so outrageous.
And even if you don't use AOL - someone who knows you might. If that person say, looked up your address and then searched for something nasty or illegal in a totally separate query, the world now knows that you keep very odd friends. (Specifically not 'the world', but only those who would bother to sort through that data so they can prey upon you. Stalking, blackmail, robbery, whatever.)
Oh by the way, time-stamps are included. So people now know exactly when you might not be at home.... or if you are a very pretty woman, when you might be home and on your computer.
Allllll-together now......... OMG!!! PONIES!!! LOL!!!
"Thanks AOL!!"