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User 4417749, and User 927 they are called. User 4417749 is interested in landscaping providers in a Georgia town, men in their 60's, and cleaning dog pee off the carpets. Is a picture already forming in your mind? User 927 has sought information on skin mold, Yoko Ono, dog sex and mange. That's just off the top of the report: consumerist has the link to 927's entire history. The info on 4417749 comes from a New York Times article. Despite my previous "what's the bid deal" rap, it's daunting stuff, and I wonder what picture my own quirks and preoccupations would be formed from a report of my own searches. The story, despite AOL's quick admission of a "screw up" and its apology, has continued to grow throughout the week.
We know that lessons on keeping stewardship of privacy are hard to learn. Two kids were arrested just the other day for the theft of a laptop containing data on over 25 million active and former U.S. military personnel. How else could a second laptop scandal involving U.S. military veterans personal information occur within months of the first? Because everyone's data is everywhere, maybe the real surprise is new stories like this don't break hourly.
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