See
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/09/technology/09aol.html?ei=5065&en=f83b62efc45
c1112&ex=1155700800&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print
or
http://shrinkster.com/h91

for a disturbing article about the ease with which researchers were able to 
identify a woman whose searches using AOL's search engine were posted publicly. 
 

Also see
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-6103486.html?part=rss&tag=6103486&subj=news

Maarja

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