美國在線

時間：2006年8月

受影響人數(shù)：65萬

??? 2006年，美國在線（AOL）突然公布了一個文件，其中含有65萬多名用戶的搜索信息。雖然流出文件中的用戶名與ID號是隨機配對的，但是憑借流出信息的其它內(nèi)容——如社保號碼、地址等，還是可以追蹤到這些用戶。雖然后來美國在線刪除了這個文件，但是信息已經(jīng)外傳。美國在線在一份聲明中表示：“這是個大麻煩，我們對此深感憤怒和沮喪。用新的調(diào)查工具接觸學術界本來是一次無害的嘗試。但它顯然沒有經(jīng)過適當?shù)膶彶椤Ｈ绻?jīng)過了適當?shù)膶彶?，那么它也許馬上就會被阻止?！?/p>

AOL

Date: August 2006

Affected: 650,000

??? In 2006, AOL accidentally released a file with the search data of over 650,000 of its members. While AOL user names were swapped out with random ID numbers, the wealth of leaked information -- social security numbers, addresses -- made figuring out the identities of those users possible. AOL pulled the file down, but the information had already spread. "This was a screw-up, and we're angry and upset about it," the company said it a statement. "It was an innocent enough attempt to reach out to the academic community with new research tools, but it was obviously not appropriately vetted, and if it had been, it would have been stopped in an instant."