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Three Depart AOL Over Search Data Leak

By: Andy Beal
2006-08-22

I'm glad to see AOL considers the accidental release of user's search data to be unacceptable. The company has fired the researcher responsible and his supervisor, according to CNET.

Link: according to CNET

The culling didn't stop there, either...

CTO Maureen Govern "has decided to leave AOL effective immediately," AOL Chief Executive Jon Miller wrote in an e-mail to employees dated Monday.

Seems like an appropriate response to me. Anyone think AOL should do more?

Tag: AOL

About the Author:
Andy Beal is an internet marketing consultant and considered one of the world's most respected and interactive search engine marketing experts. Andy has worked with many Fortune 1000 companies such as Motorola, CitiFinancial, Lowes, Alaska Air, DeWALT, NBC and Experian.

You can read his internet marketing blog at Marketing Pilgrim and reach him at andy.beal@gmail.com.

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