AOL’s accidental release of search term queries made by its members over the course of three months — many of which were specific enough to identify actual users — is bound to cause trouble for the search engine industry in Washington. Privacy advocates have already starting calling for stricter controls on what data search engines can retain. One bill, admittedly still bottled up in committee, is the Eliminate Warehousing of Consumer Internet Data Act, proposed by Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.).
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Google Fears Government Snooping More Than AOL-Like Blunder
Posted by: Erika Morphy August 10, 2006 03:57 PMAOL’s accidental release of search term queries made by its members over the course of three months — many of which were specific enough to identify actual users — is bound to cause trouble for the search engine industry in Washington. Privacy advocates have already starting calling for stricter controls on what data search engines can retain. One bill, admittedly still bottled up in committee, is the Eliminate Warehousing of Consumer Internet Data Act, proposed by Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.).