data Valdez

data Valdez
 n.— «Second “Data Valdez”…Shortly after the JetBlue scandal broke, Northwest Airlines admitted to handing over to NASA three months’ worth of passenger records—once more for data-mining research.» —“EFFector 17.15: Verify the Vote—Stand Up for Accountable” by Donna Wentworth Usenet: alt.activism.d Apr. 28, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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