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Message re AOL search data release blocked by AOL
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 12:56:46 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: August 7, 2006 12:43:34 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () vortex com Subject: Message re AOL search data release blocked by AOL Dave, Anyone who tries to forward to an AOL user the message from earlier today discussing AOL's release of 500K users' search query data may be in for a surprise. At least in my experiments just now, AOL rejects the message since one of the referenced URLs contains a numeric IP address rather than a domain address. Ironic, isn't it? AOL "protects" users by blocking messages with IP addresses in URLs (can such addresses be suspect? Yeah, but they can easily be legit, too) -- yet they happily release the most private aspects of users' search activities. It's like a Fellini movie over there, but much less amusing. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () vortex com or lauren () pfir org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, IOIC - International Open Internet Coalition - http://www.ioic.net Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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