People now a day seem more concerned about their personal information being used or breached and what search engines and various tools churn up when they looks and search for their information online. People show what they want others to see. There are many social networking sites used by almost everyone these days, these sites collect personal information of an individual using that website. Many a time’s people seem providing their personal information and details on their own. In a nutshell, online reputation management isn’t just about being in control of what you post about yourself, but knowing about (and responding to) what others post about you.
Cherry on the top is that Google is eventually taking an initiative to bring those tools to the masses with “Me on the Web,” which is certainly a new component of Google Dashboard that would enable users to monitor details of their identity on the Web and get informed when new things pop up about them. It would enable users to set up Google Alerts for their names, email address, and other personal data that appears on the Web, social networking services, or news stories. Moreover, Google is also linking to information and resources about trying to control third-party information about an individual.
Users will have to have their Google account and public profile in order to use these tools. In short, individuals will have to provide their data to Google initially. As, privacy breaches has become seemingly commonplace amongst businesses and Internet companies, Google’s tool that is “Me on the Web” isn’t any different than searching through the search engine. Nevertheless, the security- and privacy-conscious usually go to efforts to make sure their ego-surfing doesn’t trace back to any one point.
