Last week we were talking about personal information management and I was able to find two interesting articles regarding this topic of interest. The first article talks about how companies can find out personal information regarding any individual on the internet. Joel Stein who had applied for a particular job received a call from the company who read his social security number to him. Not only did the company find out what his social security number was, but also found out what songs he likes, what magazines he subscribes to, his car warranty information, and much more. Through Google ads preferences, you can find out what type of individual Joel is, his age, height, weight, where he lives, how much money he makes, etc. On another article I was reading, by spending 30 mins searching on Google, you can find out personal information on Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt. This destruction and readily available personal information would make anyone uncomfortable. If someone had access to the Google database, they could find out what people write in their personal emails and collect private information about anyone. This is how personal hackers get a hold of celebrity’s personal information and abuse that information.
Have you tried to search your own name on Google? What personal information have you found regarding yourself?
Have you tried to search your own name on Google? What personal information have you found regarding yourself?
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