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The Face of One AOL Searcher Exposed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the knew-it-wouldn't-take-long dept.

Juha-Matti Laurio writes "No. 4417749 conducted hundreds of searches over a three-month period on topics ranging from "numb fingers" to "60 single men" to "dog that urinates on everything., report NYT journalists Michael Barbaro and Tom Zeller Jr., but with a permission from Mrs. Thelma Arnold, 62. "Those are my searches," she said, after a reporter read part of the list to her, continues the article."

3 of 315 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Nothing we can do! by argo747 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Exactly. Corporations have no interest in protecting their consumers... unless it pays.

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  2. She's not a ho! by MikeRT · · Score: 0, Redundant

    60 single men means that she wants 60 men, one at a time!

  3. Oh those whacky AOL users... by The+Mutant · · Score: 0, Redundant

    While she was looking into helping a friend stop smoking, Happy AOL User 17556639>
    was busily researching how to off his troublesome wife.

    17556639 how to kill your wife
    17556639 how to kill your wife
    17556639 wife killer
    17556639 how to kill a wife
    17556639 poop
    17556639 dead people
    17556639 pictures of dead people
    17556639 killed people
    17556639 dead pictures
    17556639 dead pictures
    17556639 dead pictures
    17556639 murder photo
    17556639 steak and cheese

    Is someone gonna take the time to track this whacko down, or just concentrate on the low hanging fruit (i.e., little old ladies)?

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