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August 8, 2006AOL Search Log ProfilesFrom Google Blogoscoped:
Following are excerpts of what can be found in the search logs AOL decided to release to the world some days ago (they retracted the data after the story escalated on Digg and blogs, at a time when the data was already available on different places online; now, several sites are dedicated to providing easy search interfaces to the logs). As opposed to what AOL did, I’m removing all personally identifiable data.
User 6426084
Update:6426084 is a definite fan of pitbull dogs. And pitbull fighting. Looks like he wants to register a pitbull dog now, too. Other than that, 6426084 likes to search for “gangbuses” and “gangboats”. User 19655 It’s after midnight. 19655 is looking for “dirty jokes for Christians”. Later, 19655 clarifies; “clean dirty jokes” is what he’s after. Finally, 19655 decides to settle for “inspiring bible quotes”. In another search, 19655 reveals a full name, including when and where that person went to University, and other names of that family (as well as their jobs). User 28963 At 10:08 PM, 28963 looks for “porn sites”. 28963 quickly amends the search query to read “freee porn sites”. (Two days later, 28963 shows a sudden interest in genital warts.) Then you have user 17556639:
17556639 how to kill your wife
17556639 how to kill your wife
17556639 wife killer
17556639 how to kill a wife
17556639 poop
17556639 dead people
17556639 pictures of dead people
17556639 killed people
17556639 dead pictures
17556639 dead pictures
17556639 dead pictures...
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