Most were comfortable, if only slightly so, with giving their personal information to Web companies. There was trust implied, and a willingness to give a little to get a little. Thanks to AOL, that could soon be the Internet of old. Heebie-jeebies abound as the public reconsiders what online marketers know about them.
is working on a massive database to store customer information. Religion, sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity, birthday, hobbies, occupation, education and income level, and residence could become part of your gift-clustering cookie. They say there's merely a backing a service called Electronic Frontier Foundation is advising anyone whose information was leaked by AOL to let them know about it. AOL members are encouraged to contact AOL to find out if they were affected.
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