KenB
msg:3097552 | 2:31 pm on Sep 26, 2006 (gmt 0) |
Boy I didn't see this one coming. ;) AOL deserves a swift kick in the you know what for that stupid mistake.
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rj87uk
msg:3097574 | 2:46 pm on Sep 26, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| AOL deserves a swift kick |
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A swift kick in the Nads. I warn everyone that wants broadband with AOL or who use AOL, emails and all.
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mcavic
msg:3097577 | 2:48 pm on Sep 26, 2006 (gmt 0) |
Excellent.
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trillianjedi
msg:3097586 | 2:51 pm on Sep 26, 2006 (gmt 0) |
I feel a little sorry for them - I got quite a lot of useful info out of that data. Perhaps we should all chip in and cover the fine... ;)
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iThink
msg:3097894 | 6:00 pm on Sep 26, 2006 (gmt 0) |
Now that AOL is facing the lawsuit anyway, perhaps they should consider releasing a complete list of search queries for one full month :)
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SlyOldDog
msg:3099000 | 1:54 pm on Sep 27, 2006 (gmt 0) |
How does the US economy function with such nonsense as a daily occurrence?
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KenB
msg:3099165 | 3:44 pm on Sep 27, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| How does the US economy function with such nonsense as a daily occurrence? |
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Oddly enough, it functions better than most countries including many Western European countries.
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ronburk
msg:3099241 | 4:40 pm on Sep 27, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| How does the US economy function with such nonsense as a daily occurrence? |
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It's a trade-off, right? We don't have a complex set of government rules to (try to) force companies to respect the privacy of their customers (a la EU). Instead, we have roaming packs of lawyers, who constantly sniff the country for actionable screw-ups. The U.S. can best be understood in terms of Dirty Harry movies. We don't have enough cops on the beat to discourage illegal activity by their sheer presence. Instead, we have the threat that, even though you'll get away with it much of the time, someday a guy with a .35 Magnum class action will show up and say "Do ya feel lucky punk? Well, do ya?" It ain't pretty, but it sorta works.
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KenB
msg:3099305 | 5:27 pm on Sep 27, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| The U.S. can best be understood in terms of Dirty Harry movies. We don't have enough cops on the beat to discourage illegal activity by their sheer presence. Instead, we have the threat that, even though you'll get away with it much of the time, someday a guy with a .35 Magnum class action will show up and say "Do ya feel lucky punk? Well, do ya?" It ain't pretty, but it sorta works. |
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Except that it was a 44 Magnum. Oh and the question is have I fired five shots or six? You know I'm not rightly sure.
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rise2it
msg:3099366 | 6:04 pm on Sep 27, 2006 (gmt 0) |
"Mister, I gots to know.....I gots to know....."
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JamieBrown
msg:3101504 | 7:53 am on Sep 29, 2006 (gmt 0) |
That was a fantastic analogy. :-D I'll have to remember that.
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gregbo
msg:3112724 | 3:14 am on Oct 8, 2006 (gmt 0) |
If you're concerned about privacy issues pertaining to search engines, visit the California Initiative For Internet Privacy [cifip.org] site.
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