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Recently AOL released the search data of its users, and expected it to be used by researchers. Instead of including usernames, they included user ID numbers. User "x" would always be identified as User 123.
The problem is that people have used the information to create searchable online databases. When I searched for "become an emt", and then clicked on a random user who searched for EMT, I found that they also searched for:
Any thoughts?
The problem is that people have used the information to create searchable online databases. When I searched for "become an emt", and then clicked on a random user who searched for EMT, I found that they also searched for:
- Their name
- Their address
- Their DOB
- kmart careers
- warrants
- walmart careers
- i need help in life
- florida convicted sex offenders
- repressed memories
- us postal service
Any thoughts?