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That search log data that AOL released is simply not going to go away. It’s out there, people have it, and they’re having way too much fun with it. AOL Search Logs is sort of a community site where users sift through the released logs and create profiles of the User IDs connected to the data. I won’t link to any in particular, but they have found stuff that ranges from highly embarrassing to utterly criminal.

I admit I did a vanity search to see if any of the searches had anything to do with me or my friends. Luckily, I didn’t find anything “bad”, but one of my friends claims she did find her own searches, which she refuses to link me to. Wonder what kind of freaky stuff she was searching for.

I recommend to everyone to at least do a quick search for any info that you might not be aware is now public knowledge.

AOL Search Logs isn’t the only site out there indexing this data, and there are bound to be many others. The data has also become the source for much entertainment elsewhere.

With good reason, people are complaining.