Spinnen die?
AOL veröffentlichte Suchanfragen von über 500.000 Mitgliedern
(heise.de)
Und wie einfach es ist, die "anonymisierten" Suchanfragen einzelnen Personen zuzuordnen erzählt uns Nicholas Carr und die Times.
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.”
It did not take much investigating to follow that data trail to Thelma Arnold, a 62-year-old widow who lives in Lilburn, Ga., frequently researches her friends’ medical ailments and loves her three dogs. “Those are my searches,” she said, after a reporter read part of the list to her.
(heise.de)
Und wie einfach es ist, die "anonymisierten" Suchanfragen einzelnen Personen zuzuordnen erzählt uns Nicholas Carr und die Times.
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.”
It did not take much investigating to follow that data trail to Thelma Arnold, a 62-year-old widow who lives in Lilburn, Ga., frequently researches her friends’ medical ailments and loves her three dogs. “Those are my searches,” she said, after a reporter read part of the list to her.
just be. - 9. Aug, 21:35
