AOL CTO, Two Researchers Dismissed

An internal company memorandum indicates that AOL's chief technology officer Maureen Govern has resigned after only one year with the company. Govern oversaw the division that released the search data on over a half million AOL subscribers, which created a firestorm for the company earlier this month. AOL's former CTO John McKinley would reassume his position while the company searches for a replacement.

Govern's departure is not the only one related to the data release. Sources told Reuters that at least two researchers have also left as a result: the researcher who oversaw the release and his manager. The Wall Street Journal termed all three departures as "firings," indicating that the dismissals may have come as a result of the negative publicity AOL has faced since the snafu. AOL has declined to comment on the situation.