35 Million Google Profiles Collected

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."

Comments

Why wouldn't you?

[sarahbau]

Why wouldn't you think about the possibility of the information being harvested? That's a main part of Google's business model.

Re:Why wouldn't you?

[adisakp]

If you're not paying for a service, then you are the product being sold.

Re:Why wouldn't you?

[doti]

If I didn't want the data available to the world, I wouldn't put it there in the first place.

Duh..

does this mean that strangers will visit at home?

[alen]

because i made sure my profile was complete with my address and everything since everyone on the internets is friends and cool

more slimy facebook pr firm smear work?

[Dan667]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2011-05-12/facebook-busted-in-clumsy-smear-attempt-on-google/

Well,

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm glad no one started harvesting any of my Facebook Profile.

Welcome to the Post Privacy Age

[jarich]

We've allowed our bed to be made. Now will we continue to use services that require us to give up our privacy while we complain loudly at the loss of privacy? Come on everyone. Pick one.

That's kinda the point

[shutdown -p now]

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?

It is good we are still making profiles

[makubesu]

at all. I'm just waiting for the day when I sign up for some google social network, only to find that they already made my profile for me, full of all of my interests, contact information, relationships, and even pictures.

This is why I made my Google profile!!

[sanchom]

That's the point of a Google profile! To let people more easily find you. I would certainly hope that they allow indexing of this information.
Why would you want a private profile? Like Creed from The Office, I can make a private profile with Microsoft Word.

Re:Are you surprised?

[dkleinsc]

No ... this ... is ... Captain ... .... Kirk.

This! Is! Leonidas!

Ahem.

[blair1q]

The Internet is not secure.

Let 'em harvest...

[fyngyrz]

This is my google profile:

Introduction

At first I was just two cells, one of which won an informal swimming competition. Then, a blastula. Then an embryo, a fetus, a baby, a really, really annoying child with a guitar, a totally out of control teenager with several guitars and amplifiers, a reformed young adult, an engineer, then finally, I matured into the sexual tyrannosaurus that I am today. Tomorrow, however, I may be senile, not to mention that whole sexual thing depending on drugs. Possibly there will be drugging to avoid depends, too. If you need more information, you're advised to ask me soon, before I forget entirely who I am. Wait, what was the question?

Occupation

      Pondering

Employment

        I ponder conundrums

Previous employers

      Many

Education

        University of Life
        Ph.D in Hard Knocks
        Masters of Reality
        Bachelors in Dating
        Associates in Matters of Degree
        Honorary "Get off my Lawn" with "Or I'll Shoot" cluster