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1 edit | said by itscomcastic :
All AOL did was release popular search keywords... why is this a big deal? Google not only releases popular keywords, they SELL keywords to advertisers (a process which requires them to give you a list with statistics...).
The big deal is that AOL didn't have the foresight to consider that people might type their name, SSN, or CC numbers into the search box and hit enter, thus leaving traces of personally identifiable data.
And there is a huge difference between them selling the info to another company as outlined in their policies (who, one would hope, would be bound by contract to keep the raw data as proprietary information), and posting it to the public at large.
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