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Re: Could Your Google Search Indict You?

skykid — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:17:54 -0000

While I personally see no harm in befriending people regardless of their age the article indeed ringed some bells in me. It is known that an IP address on its own dot identify a person - as it could be a shared computer ...etc. Still I feel that is something is to be done - that would have be removing of the illegal information from the net than going after people who may stumble accidentally on it.

Re: Could Your Google Search Indict You?

Jeff McCord — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:35:19 -0000

We definitely look for candidates' "reputations" online when recruiting someone for a position... I even wrote a post about it on my blog called Reputation 2.0.

I've been a recruiter for 9 years and the first thing I do is google someone.

http://www.jeffmccord.org/r...

Re: Could Your Google Search Indict You?

Halo world — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:53:14 -0000

This takes 1984 to a completely new level. At what point does monitoring and surveillance stop? Is there any privacy at all? The answer to these questions are likely to be very unpalatable.

Halo world http://www.dragonlasers.com

Re: Could Your Google Search Indict You?

Ling — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:36:22 -0000

This post needs a picture of a tin-foil hat. While its true that internet chatter is monitored to a certain level, its also true that if 'they' go around crashing doors, they're going to end up in a heap of trouble from groups like ACLU.

Re: Could Your Google Search Indict You?

Kate Carruthers — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:47:39 -0000

This issue is even more of a concern in that you often don't know if you are befriending a 12 year old or a an 82 year old online. There is no way to know that the profile that indicates someone is over 18 is real or fabricated. How many times have people misrepresented themselves online for completely innocent reasons. As they say 'on the internet nobody knows you're a dog'. This will bring little comfort for the innocent person who befriends a kiddie unknowingly & who suffers as a result.