The First Word I Ever Googled: Why Online Privacy Is an LGBT Issue

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allyson-d-robinson/the-first-word-i-ever-goo_b_3895964.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender
Author: Alysson D. Robinson Source: Huffington Post

"Consider this: In 2006, as part of a contest to improve its recommendation system, Netflix released to the public information on the viewing habits of nearly half a million customers, information that had been scrubbed of all identifying data. Within weeks, two University of Texas researchers were able to identify many of those users by name simply by comparing the scrubbed Netflix data with other publicly available information. Among those whose identities were compromised: a lesbian woman who had, up until then, kept her sexual orientation a secret in her community."

This article discussed why online privacy should be of concern to transgender people.