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Internet privacy concerns (was: online reputation and real life reputation)
nakymaton:
I also use pseudonyms on internet groups, though I didn't when I first got involved in online groups. Googling my real name gives three pages of hits that all refer to me. One-third of them come from my first internet activity, over ten years ago. (Fortunately, there were no kegs stands involved, but I'm still not sure they would make me look like an ideal job candidate.)
When I google "nakymaton," I get lots of unrelated pages. When I google "nakymaton Mel," I get a couple old posts from Dave Cullen's forum, but not from here. When I google "nakymaton brokeback," I get a couple DC forum hits, one hit from here, and several livejournal posts that refer to things I've posted here or to my deleted nakymaton livejournal. (That's despite setting up the livejournal so that it isn't indexed on google... other users and communities were googleable.) So it looks to me like this forum is better for privacy than most of the online BBM communities.
Lynne:
--- Quote from: Lynne on November 15, 2006, 11:38:25 pm ---Yes, we'll need to show this to Phillip. I thought maybe that because I'm a moderator, my name shows up along with the Movie Resources forum heading. But I just googled 'RouxB Brokeback' and the second hit was the recent posts display.
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Modified to add that Phillip and John are investigating how this is working.
Kelda:
If I put my name without the _ it came up with a lot of work things & a few brass band things (as I am heavily involved in the brass band movement.) and lots about the kelda water company (who came AFTER me I might add!!)
if I put in kelda_shelton - the first hit was for a consumer action group website... think I may change that to another name as this is something I would be more worried about people finding out about as it details my efforts in reclaiming bank charges.
the brokeback frapper map up 3rd and 4th...
unless I google kelda_shelton brokeback is the only way i get bettermost and then its only one hit.
Thanks for bring that to my attention! off to change the banking website name!
Sheriff Roland:
You need to retitle this thread - ain't anythin like what I thought I'd be readin'
I'm sure that a lot a members aughta be made aware a this little bit a cyber reality
When I punched up Roland Brokeback, Bettermost came up 4th - not that it matters much ta me as I'm quickly nearin retirement, but maybe I SHOULD be more concerned!
Sheriff Roland
Lynne:
--- Quote from: Sheriff Roland on November 16, 2006, 05:46:37 pm ---You need to retitle this thread - ain't anythin like what I thought I'd be readin'
I'm sure that a lot a members aughta be made aware a this little bit a cyber reality
When I punched up Roland Brokeback, Bettermost came up 4th - not that it matters much ta me as I'm quickly nearin retirement, but maybe I SHOULD be more concerned!
Sheriff Roland
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Ain't you the Sheriff in these parts?? Change the title so it's more meaningful...maybe 'Internet Privacy Concerns' or something like that?
For myself, I am more concerned with the misinformation that comes up googling my name (ya know, the arrest record and all that stuff - I SWEAR I'm innocent ::)) than I am about anybody reading what I've had to say here. I think it's always a good policy to try very hard not to post something electronically that you aren't willing to be say on a street corner. That goes for emails, PMs, chats, everything. Because you never know...It's a brave new world and getting scarier all the time. And despite your best efforts, Sheriff, the LAW cain't keep up. ;)
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