35 Million Google Profiles Collected 151
Orome1 writes "If you are one of those individuals that made their own Google Profile, chances are that you knew and agreed to the fact that the information you included in it will be available for anyone who searches for it online. But, maybe you haven't thought about the possibility of this information being harvested and indexed in order to make mining of it easier. Whether you have or not, it is ultimately irrelevant — you have shared the information with Google, and it does not forbid the indexing of the list."
Why wouldn't you? (Score:5, Insightful)
Why wouldn't you think about the possibility of the information being harvested? That's a main part of Google's business model.
more slimy facebook pr firm smear work? (Score:5, Insightful)
Well, (Score:4, Insightful)
I'm glad no one started harvesting any of my Facebook Profile.
Welcome to the Post Privacy Age (Score:4, Insightful)
That's kinda the point (Score:5, Insightful)
What is the point of creating a Google Profile if not for it to be indexed such as someone else can find you and read about you in relevant queries?
Re:Why wouldn't you? (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Why wouldn't you? (Score:5, Insightful)
If I didn't want the data available to the world, I wouldn't put it there in the first place.
Duh..
This is why I made my Google profile!! (Score:4, Insightful)
Why would you want a private profile? Like Creed from The Office, I can make a private profile with Microsoft Word.
Ahem. (Score:5, Insightful)
The Internet is not secure.