"Under American copyright law, Ashley Madison has the power to scrub away private user information leaked in the breach and posted to other websites. On Monday, the company said that it had been doing just that to protect the identities of those who have used Ashley Madison. But that may be a race that it cannot win. Paul Ferguson, senior adviser for Trend Micro, a security software provider, said that information on Ashley Madison, deleted in one online forum, is beginning to bubble up in others. “Once something is published on the Internet,” he said, “it’s there forever.”"
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Ashley Madison, a Dating Website, Says Hackers May Have Data on Millions; New York Times, 7/20/15
Dino Grandoni, New York Times; Ashley Madison, a Dating Website, Says Hackers May Have Data on Millions:
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