Analysis of the search logs of users AOL gives dozens of maniacs
On the AOLPsycho website , each search history of AOL users is presented in chronological order. The exact time of the request and the address of the site on which the transition was made.
In fact, the discovery of information by AOL was made for research purposes. It did not immediately come to them that they had done something wrong. But this fact instantly received a wide resonance in the blogosphere, and soon AOL recognized its mistake and deleted the file from the server. However, it was too late. The 439 MB file has leaked to the Internet, so now it can be freely downloaded from several sources at once.
A few days later, a very interesting site called AOLPsycho appeared on the Internet. On this site, anyone can analyze the search history of any person from the database, as well as see a list of the most popular characters. A sample of search queries for three months gives excellent ground for studying. The number of analyzed users is growing every day: today there are already 324.
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Of course, the search queries can not be called the name of the person. Each user is identified by an impersonal ID number. However, the search history of each of them speaks for itself. Some things cause a real shock. You can bring to the screen a search history of a random user , and after a few minutes you will surely stumble upon any maniac. It is amazing how many secret desires, complexes and amazing “bizik” lies in the mind of every person.
By analyzing search queries, one pedophile has already been calculated, as well as a young girl who is obsessed with casinos . Another user is looking for sex with a cat . And this one is a real Harry Potter fan. Tellingly, the name of Harry Potter in the search query is accompanied by terms like “sex”, “hentai”, “manga”, “porn”, “penis exercises” and so on.
If you find it funny, then think that the exact same analysis can be carried out on each of us. Go to your own search history and imagine that you are a stranger. You will be amazed how much information you can find out about yourself.
Data leakage with AOL and analysis of the search history is a very interesting case, which clearly demonstrates how vulnerable each of us is. Analysis of search queries allows you to say a lot about a person: what interests him in life, what is his financial condition, his plans for the near future and much more.
In fact, the discovery of information by AOL was made for research purposes. It did not immediately come to them that they had done something wrong. But this fact instantly received a wide resonance in the blogosphere, and soon AOL recognized its mistake and deleted the file from the server. However, it was too late. The 439 MB file has leaked to the Internet, so now it can be freely downloaded from several sources at once.
A few days later, a very interesting site called AOLPsycho appeared on the Internet. On this site, anyone can analyze the search history of any person from the database, as well as see a list of the most popular characters. A sample of search queries for three months gives excellent ground for studying. The number of analyzed users is growing every day: today there are already 324.
')
Of course, the search queries can not be called the name of the person. Each user is identified by an impersonal ID number. However, the search history of each of them speaks for itself. Some things cause a real shock. You can bring to the screen a search history of a random user , and after a few minutes you will surely stumble upon any maniac. It is amazing how many secret desires, complexes and amazing “bizik” lies in the mind of every person.
By analyzing search queries, one pedophile has already been calculated, as well as a young girl who is obsessed with casinos . Another user is looking for sex with a cat . And this one is a real Harry Potter fan. Tellingly, the name of Harry Potter in the search query is accompanied by terms like “sex”, “hentai”, “manga”, “porn”, “penis exercises” and so on.
If you find it funny, then think that the exact same analysis can be carried out on each of us. Go to your own search history and imagine that you are a stranger. You will be amazed how much information you can find out about yourself.
Data leakage with AOL and analysis of the search history is a very interesting case, which clearly demonstrates how vulnerable each of us is. Analysis of search queries allows you to say a lot about a person: what interests him in life, what is his financial condition, his plans for the near future and much more.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/4303/
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