'UnGoogleables' Hide From Search
I have a feeling we'll hear about a LOT of privacy issues over the next few years as poeople "google-up" dirt from people's past. That's the great (or scary) thing about the 'net. You can't always control what personal information is made available online and you certainly can't control what other people say about you all over the web. There's an interesting article from Wired about this very topic.
As the internet makes greater inroads into everyday life, more people are finding they're leaving an accidental trail of digital bread crumbs on the web -- where Google's merciless crawlers vacuum them up and regurgitate them for anyone who cares to type in a name. Our growing Googleability has already changed the face of dating and hiring, and has become a real concern to spousal-abuse victims and others with life-and-death privacy needs.
As the internet makes greater inroads into everyday life, more people are finding they're leaving an accidental trail of digital bread crumbs on the web -- where Google's merciless crawlers vacuum them up and regurgitate them for anyone who cares to type in a name. Our growing Googleability has already changed the face of dating and hiring, and has become a real concern to spousal-abuse victims and others with life-and-death privacy needs.
posted by Dave @ 10:10 AM
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