Comments on: Why the big fuss over some AOL data? http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/07/why-the-big-fuss-over-some-aol-data/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: /pd http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/07/why-the-big-fuss-over-some-aol-data/comment-page-1/#comment-31433 /pd Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:46:06 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/07/why-the-big-fuss-over-some-aol-data/#comment-31433 Matt, I think that privacy is the main issue here.. and not its fair to over react, because its possible to find out stuff about a users. Typical e.g NYT reveals ID and PIC of a user 4417749. This is a casual reverse engingeering effort in progress !! Just imagaine what else , others can data mine within the data set ?? Our intiatl pentest boxes reveals a lot and interesting information !! Matt, I think that privacy is the main issue here.. and not its fair to over react, because its possible to find out stuff about a users. Typical e.g NYT reveals ID and PIC of a user 4417749. This is a casual reverse engingeering effort in progress !!

Just imagaine what else , others can data mine within the data set ?? Our intiatl pentest boxes reveals a lot and interesting information !!

]]> By: AOLSearchLogs.com http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/07/why-the-big-fuss-over-some-aol-data/comment-page-1/#comment-30558 AOLSearchLogs.com Tue, 08 Aug 2006 04:03:58 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/07/why-the-big-fuss-over-some-aol-data/#comment-30558 We created a web interface to the data. It is available at http://www.aolsearchlogs.com/ We created a web interface to the data. It is available at http://www.aolsearchlogs.com/

]]> By: Chuquet http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/07/why-the-big-fuss-over-some-aol-data/comment-page-1/#comment-33172 Chuquet Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/07/why-the-big-fuss-over-some-aol-data/#comment-33172 <!--%kramer-pre%-->(4 days ago)mathewingram.com/work: "Why the big fuss over some AOL data?" (4 days ago)<!--%kramer-post%--> (4 days ago)mathewingram.com/work: “Why the big fuss over some AOL data?” (4 days ago)

]]> By: Michael Geist - Blog http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/07/why-the-big-fuss-over-some-aol-data/comment-page-1/#comment-38698 Michael Geist - Blog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/08/07/why-the-big-fuss-over-some-aol-data/#comment-38698 <!--%kramer-pre%--> Wednesday, 09 August 2006 Matthew Ingram and others have questioned the response to AOL's release of search data. The skeptics argue that the privacy concerns have been overblown, noting that no one has actually been personally identified through their searches.<!--%kramer-post%--> Wednesday, 09 August 2006 Matthew Ingram and others have questioned the response to AOL’s release of search data. The skeptics argue that the privacy concerns have been overblown, noting that no one has actually been personally identified through their searches.

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