From Interviews to Google to Rights

I was very interested in the Harvard study entitled "We Googled You". This is very similar to conversations about various social networks like Facebook and MySpace. The interesting point about the whole ordeal is whether or not we should use it. Everyone has seemed to have been talking about video surveillance and reality TV, but the Google issue is also debatable. I personally believe the designer clothes company that was "researching" Mimi Brewster was in the right. If it is on the world wide web from a credible source, we should use it. Why not? Interviews will always leave something out because we are there to make ourselves look good in that interview. Of course we will omit incriminating facts. This is why we use the resources like references, which can also be bias, to look at past history. By using the web we can see even more credible information to make judgements about people. I believe it was Michael that said people believe they cannot be hurt by their own information if it is on the web. I agree with this idea that people can be ignorant to how easy it is to access information. In the case of Mimi Brewster, who was an ivy-leaguer, she should know better to have incriminating information of her in very public places. Again, I believe the company should do what is in their best interest regarding ALL information about their applicant, not just what she provided. It's the reason they wanted a dossier on her in the first place!