Check out the simple dot-connecting the reporters did on this story to find a human face in a bunch of search data. The search data file is available as a torrent, incidentally.
A Face Is Exposed for AOL Searcher No. 4417749 – New York Times
A Face Is Exposed for AOL Searcher No. 4417749 – New York Times
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