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AOL CTO resigns, company to review data policy-sources
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:11:16 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Janice Tsai <harraton () cmu edu> Date: August 21, 2006 3:04:18 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: AOL CTO resigns, company to review data policy-sources For IP... AOL CTO resigns, company to review data policy-sources Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:28pm ET177http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx? view=CN&storyID=2006-08-21T182812Z_01_WEN4315_RTRIDST_0_MEDIA-AOL- URGENT.XML
NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) - AOL's chief technology officer Maureen Govern, who oversaw the division responsible for accidentally releasing search data for more than a half a millions users, has resigned from the company, according to an internal company memorandum. AOL declined comment. The online division of Time Warner Inc. (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research) drew the ire of privacy advocates, who called for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to review the company's customer data retention practices after the data was released earlier this month. AOL also said it plans to create a task force to review its current customer information privacy policy. John McKinley, AOL's former CTO, will take over on an interim basis. Two other employees in the company's research department has also left the company, a source familiar with the matter said. (Reporting by Kenneth Li; Editing by Derek Caney; Reuters Messaging: kenneth.li.reuters.com () reuters net; +646-223-6224; e-mail: kenneth.li () reuters 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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