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A Face Is Exposed for AOL Searcher No. 4417749

Corsin Camichel [PersonRank 10]

Wednesday, August 9, 2006
17 years ago2,402 views

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/technology/09aol.html?ex=1312776000&en=f6f61949c6da4d38&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

No. 4417749 conducted hundreds of searches over a three-month period on topics ranging from “numb fingers” to “60 single men” to “dog that urinates on everything.”

And search by search, click by click, the identity of AOL user No. 4417749 became easier to discern. There are queries for “landscapers in Lilburn, Ga,” several people with the last name Arnold and “homes sold in shadow lake subdivision gwinnett county georgia.”

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searches for her:
blue book
Userid: 4.41775e+06
Date: 2006-03-03 11:48:52

best dog for older owner
Userid: 4.41775e+06
Date: 2006-03-06 11:48:24

rescue of older dogs
Userid: 4.41775e+06
Date: 2006-03-06 11:55:25

Isn't that great? :D

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

17 years ago #

LOL.
How many of us want to read detailed search history including time stamps all over in the Internet?
NYT journalists were clever enough to make an interview with Mrs. Thelma Arnold.
What an idea!

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