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Da Dego · 10th Aug 2006, 15:18

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/08...n_aol_slip-up/

DXR_13KE · 10th Aug 2006, 15:43

the link to the forum thread is wrong on the article page.

and hurray for google and their goody goody behavior, i was hoping that google would dissect AOL because of that.

MidnghtDrgn · 10th Aug 2006, 15:52

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Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

the link to the forum thread is wrong on the article page.

and hurray for google and their goody goody behavior, i was hoping that google would dissect AOL because of that.

Seeing as Google partially owns AOL, I doubt that ripping them a new one publicly would be in googles best financial interest.

cpemma · 10th Aug 2006, 19:23

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Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

hurray... i was hoping that google would dissect AOL because of that.

Hardly, they were more letting them off the hook.

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Schmidt, who was answering questions on-stage at the conference, cautioned that government demands were a far more dangerous thing for net privacy than little slip-ups like AOL committed.

And he's right.

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