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I have seen the Internet grow from its infancy to where it is today with billions of pages of information.
Many individuals, both older and younger take online privacy very lightly. The younger crowd is using the MySpace.com area for sharing way too much personal information in my opinion. This younger group of people haven't a clue how this could possibly affect them in the future when prospective employers will be doing background checks of individuals online. The older group of individuals also are unaware of the power of online search.
To really understand the implications of privacy online, one only has to do a Google , Yahoo, and MSN Search on themselves. To do this may require a little advanced search engine search techniques, especially if you have a common name like, Joe Smith.
Here are a few helpful insights into doing a search for yourself.
We will use Joe Smith as our example for Google Search.
First try just doing a search for Joe Smith. In this particular example it shows a large number of Joe Smiths. To filter it further try doing a search with "Joe Smith" in quotes as shown. This will bring up the exact results for the name in quotes. This produces less search engine results but does not exactly break it into just one particular individual. Try adding a middle initial or middle name to the search criteria. Then filter it down even further to the area of the country or world. For example, let's say that your are a Joe Smith, living in Washington. Then just add the word Washington after your name in the search box. "First I. Last" State
Most people are surprised by the number of online results for their names. This might be OK for individuals that understand the privacy aspect, but have chosen a high profile profession. Others on the other hand might not understand the implications of writing online, or having their company post an online directory, or being a member of a club in which their name is picked up by the search engines.
A little advice for those wishing to maintain as much privacy as they can. Consider carefully where you post your name online. If you are a member of a club or if your company has a directory ask that your name or even your email address be kept offline. Do regular background searches on yourself. Use all of the major search engines to double and triple check.
Writers and journalists, be careful of who you quote, even in newspaper reporting. Consider the privacy of individuals. News stories are picked up and published online. Consider the ethics aspect when reporting. Bloggers too should follow ethical standards when publishing information online.
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Many individuals, both older and younger take online privacy very lightly. The younger crowd is using the MySpace.com area for sharing way too much personal information in my opinion. This younger group of people haven't a clue how this could possibly affect them in the future when prospective employers will be doing background checks of individuals online. The older group of individuals also are unaware of the power of online search.
To really understand the implications of privacy online, one only has to do a Google , Yahoo, and MSN Search on themselves. To do this may require a little advanced search engine search techniques, especially if you have a common name like, Joe Smith.
Here are a few helpful insights into doing a search for yourself.
We will use Joe Smith as our example for Google Search.
First try just doing a search for Joe Smith. In this particular example it shows a large number of Joe Smiths. To filter it further try doing a search with "Joe Smith" in quotes as shown. This will bring up the exact results for the name in quotes. This produces less search engine results but does not exactly break it into just one particular individual. Try adding a middle initial or middle name to the search criteria. Then filter it down even further to the area of the country or world. For example, let's say that your are a Joe Smith, living in Washington. Then just add the word Washington after your name in the search box. "First I. Last" State
Most people are surprised by the number of online results for their names. This might be OK for individuals that understand the privacy aspect, but have chosen a high profile profession. Others on the other hand might not understand the implications of writing online, or having their company post an online directory, or being a member of a club in which their name is picked up by the search engines.
A little advice for those wishing to maintain as much privacy as they can. Consider carefully where you post your name online. If you are a member of a club or if your company has a directory ask that your name or even your email address be kept offline. Do regular background searches on yourself. Use all of the major search engines to double and triple check.
Writers and journalists, be careful of who you quote, even in newspaper reporting. Consider the privacy of individuals. News stories are picked up and published online. Consider the ethics aspect when reporting. Bloggers too should follow ethical standards when publishing information online.
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3/19/2006 09:22:00 PM
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It Pays to Fight the Good Fight
In a victory for Privacy, Google Stands Up To The Government
As far as I am concerned, this is a major victory for everyone.
As time went on, the government's demands for search information had dwindled down from asking for billions of urls and a entire week's worth of search results, then "1 million Web addresses and a week's worth," then "50,000 Web sites indexed by Google and the text results of 5,000 random search requests," and finally they wanted "10,000 of the Web sites and 1,000 of the search requests." See Fed's Google Search Limited
In the ruling the only thing that Google has to give is a random sample of 50,000 web addresses.
This is a win for Google and online privacy rights. No other search engine even considered standing up to the government and say No. The other Search Engines simply handed over all the data requested by the government a long time ago.
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Google Wins Ruling on Turning Over Search Queries to Government
March 18 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. won a partial victory in a battle with the government when a federal judge ruled yesterday that the company didn't have to turn over customer search queries to the U.S. Justice Department.
As far as I am concerned, this is a major victory for everyone.
As time went on, the government's demands for search information had dwindled down from asking for billions of urls and a entire week's worth of search results, then "1 million Web addresses and a week's worth," then "50,000 Web sites indexed by Google and the text results of 5,000 random search requests," and finally they wanted "10,000 of the Web sites and 1,000 of the search requests." See Fed's Google Search Limited
In the ruling the only thing that Google has to give is a random sample of 50,000 web addresses.
US District Judge, James Ware, San Jose, California ordered Google and the Justice Department to come up with a method to randomly select the 50,000 Web addresses in a way that would not force Google to disclose any confidential information. He gave both sides until April 3 to raise any problems with the confidentiality requirement.
This is a win for Google and online privacy rights. No other search engine even considered standing up to the government and say No. The other Search Engines simply handed over all the data requested by the government a long time ago.
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3/18/2006 01:02:00 AM
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