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Posted by orchid on March 17, 2006, at 19:31:33
About everyone - not necessarily limited to your Ts.
How ethical is it?
Just curious.
Posted by Racer on March 17, 2006, at 20:14:11
In reply to How much do you google?, posted by orchid on March 17, 2006, at 19:31:33
I have no idea how ethical it is, but I do google people if I have idle time. Mostly, it's things like googling the kid who sat behind me in 4th grade, or my high school steady, but I do also google my doctor, my T, etc.
In fact, as part of my current psych class homework, I ended up googling my T, because she's one of the only ED specialists in this area.
Maybe it's OK, since I'm not planning to use the information? I do know it's a boondoggle, and I could use my time more productively, but I don't think it hurts anyone.
And I google myself, periodically, too...
Posted by JenStar on March 17, 2006, at 20:25:41
In reply to Re: How much do you google?, posted by Racer on March 17, 2006, at 20:14:11
hi Orchid,
I googled myself, too! :) And my husband, to see if we came up.I've googled people in whom I've had an interest, but not excessively. Mostly it's been people I've lost touch with, but once liked a lot, and I'm curious about what they're doing now. Actually none of those searches found the person in question, which was kind of annoying. So they remain in the past.
I googled my grandparents to see if I could get any cool family history, but as I suspected there was nothing to find. I was hoping for some cool info about "the old country" and life there, but I'm sure most of the records are verbal, not written, and certainly not on the net. Although -- I wonder if that big Mormon database would have them in it? Don't they have really good family tree searches, even for non-Mormons?
I would consider it excessive to pay for one of those services that provides more detailed information, if it's not for an important family member of lost friend -- if it's for a T or doctor or teacher or etc. I think it would also be excessive to google them multiple times just to see their name come up, or something like that.
What do you think about it all?
JenStar
Posted by Racer on March 18, 2006, at 0:20:14
In reply to Re: How much do you google? » Racer, posted by JenStar on March 17, 2006, at 20:25:41
My understandng is that geneology is very important for Mormons, that they have to retroactively baptise their ancestors? That's what my mother told me, anyway...
What I know is that they do have the best geneological database in the country, if not the world, and that it does contain non-Mormon names, as well. It's worth it. I think about it now and again, and keep promising to head to the Mormon Temple to look through their records. Maybe take my mother with me. Haven't yet...
Posted by fairywings on March 18, 2006, at 14:38:37
In reply to How much do you google?, posted by orchid on March 17, 2006, at 19:31:33
Hi Orchid,
I never gave this much thought. I googled some of my father's family when he was alive bec. he was trying to do a geneology, and he didn't use the internet very efficiently. I looked up an old aquaintence and got in touch with them, but that's about it.
I guess I don't google people very much, but I use google to do most of my other searches.
fw
Posted by thuso on March 18, 2006, at 18:44:30
In reply to How much do you google?, posted by orchid on March 17, 2006, at 19:31:33
> About everyone - not necessarily limited to your Ts.
>
> How ethical is it?
>
> Just curious.I google people all the time. When I wasn't working, if there was a job I was interested in, I would google the boss or hiring manager or anyone I came in contact with. Before I see ANY doctor, I google them and usually won't go to someone I can't find information on. And I of course google myself and old friends.
I think it is ethical because it is public information. I think where an ethical line can be crossed is how you use the information. If you use it to inform yourself of something, then there is nothing wrong with that. If you use the information to stalk someone...well, you might have a problem with that.
That's my take on it all.
Posted by agent858 on March 18, 2006, at 19:32:39
In reply to Re: How much do you google? ?orchid, posted by thuso on March 18, 2006, at 18:44:30
Yeah Mormons keep extensive geneology records of everyone. Peoples in my family went to them to help compile the family tree and we aren't Mormon.
It is important to them because they believe that ancestors who haven't been baptised reside in heaven jail until someone is baptised for them and then they get into heaven proper (or get freed from heaven jail) - just in case that is an important distinction...
I did a google yesterday trying to find my old t. Couldn't find her :-( Dammit. Yeah I guess it is okay to look... It is public information. But then... Apparantly electrol rolls count as public information too (in NZ at any rate) and you can pay maybe 30 bucks to look at someones entry on the electrol roll. That is their address and their age and I think even their place of birth. IMO... While it is true that that is part of the public register I personally think it is a little invasive to pay 30 bucks to find out where someone was born...
I wasn't on the electoral roll for a number of years because I knew for a fact that debt collectors find peoples current addresses via the electoral roll...
(Oops please don't prosecute me)
I was on it last time around...
But that's because I knew I was moving on in a few months.
Generally speaking... I'm unhappy about the amount of info that is in the public domain.
So... I don't know.
I don't know.
Posted by Dinah on March 19, 2006, at 9:38:32
In reply to Re: How much do you google?, posted by agent858 on March 18, 2006, at 19:32:39
That's not quite correct about Mormon beliefs. They don't believe in heaven "jail" or even purgatory.
Posted by orchid on March 20, 2006, at 18:29:27
In reply to Re: How much do you google? » Racer, posted by JenStar on March 17, 2006, at 20:25:41
Frankly I don't really know what to think about that subject. On one hand I would think if it is ok for someone to post the stuff online where anyone can read it, then it is ok for anyone to read it.
On the other hand, sometimes I have felt uncomfortable when I found some information on persons I knew and think how they would have felt if they knew that I know this about them.
But I certainly think paying some service to find info is wrong. And so is using info that you find for stalking etc. Harmless information reading, just for curiosity doesn't seem that bad to me.
Posted by special_k on March 21, 2006, at 1:49:39
In reply to Re: How much do you google? » agent858, posted by Dinah on March 19, 2006, at 9:38:32
> That's not quite correct about Mormon beliefs. They don't believe in heaven "jail" or even purgatory.
oh. i didn't know that. where do their unbaptised ancestors reside then and how come living people need to be baptised in their name?
Posted by LadyBug on March 23, 2006, at 14:34:54
In reply to Re: How much do you google? » Dinah, posted by special_k on March 21, 2006, at 1:49:39
Mormons believe that when a person dies they go to the "spirit world". They remain there until the millinium and during that time they will be assigned one of the 3 degree's of glory. One being the Celestal Kingdom, the highest glory where only worthy people may go. The second one is the Terlestial kingdom which is for good people but ones that did't live up to their covenants they made with God and Jesus. The lowest one being the Telestial kingdom or if you'd like to call it "hell" is for adulter's, murderer's etc.
Why dead people are babtized is for them to have the opportunity to go to the Celestial Kingdom for without that done, they can not go there. Mormons believe in eternal families. Being with your family forever. And this is why geneolgy is so important to Mormons. To track their families as far back as they can.
This is truely off the subject of googling someone.....but oh well, some of you might be interested. I'm not trying to get into a religious debate as I think we can all believe as we may.
Yes, I've googled people I know including my T. I figure if it's on the web, it's for public knowlege.
Posted by Dinah on March 23, 2006, at 16:41:42
In reply to Re: How much do you google? » special_k, posted by LadyBug on March 23, 2006, at 14:34:54
Yeah, I think I kind of mis-spoke, judging from teh official church website. My childhood memories seem to be not quite accurate.
But I guess this belongs on Faith.
Posted by special_k on March 23, 2006, at 21:40:40
In reply to Re: How much do you google? » LadyBug, posted by Dinah on March 23, 2006, at 16:41:42
that was interesting thanks. :-)
i didn't know. i guess i had a kind of catholocised version (in the sense of the middle level being 'heaven jail') sorry bout that.
re google...
if people put the info up themselves then that is one thing...
if other people put the info up about them (and the person has no say) then that might be different.
but then... i've also been known to do the odd thing i regretted later...
and i'd hate to put something up only to have... people google me and find it :-(
Posted by special_k on March 23, 2006, at 21:43:54
In reply to Re: How much do you google?, posted by special_k on March 23, 2006, at 21:40:40
OMG i just googled me (as i do every now and then) and now... i come up first pop :-) very first link :-) thats never happened before :-)
(i feel a little guilty feeling happy about that)
but i didnt' have to limit it to the country or put quotes around it or nothing :-)
Posted by special_k on March 23, 2006, at 21:44:51
In reply to Re: How much do you google?, posted by special_k on March 23, 2006, at 21:43:54
yeah ok so it is a semi-unusual name...
but there are other grad students in the us with the same name and they tend to come up before me :-(
well before me...
Posted by Dinah on March 23, 2006, at 21:50:11
In reply to Re: How much do you google?, posted by special_k on March 23, 2006, at 21:43:54
lol.
There are apparently a gazillion people with my name, and at least one person whose name is apparently frequently mis-spelled like mine. But as far as I can discover, no one in my immediate family is googleable. :)
There were some photos of my therapist on the internet, and they were later moved to a private portion of the site. He knows I google him, and I assume that he realizes other clients might as well.
Posted by Dinah on March 23, 2006, at 21:50:37
In reply to Re: How much do you google?, posted by special_k on March 23, 2006, at 21:43:54
Congrats on your hit!
Posted by special_k on March 23, 2006, at 22:29:08
In reply to Re: How much do you google? » special_k, posted by Dinah on March 23, 2006, at 21:50:11
> There are apparently a gazillion people with my name, and at least one person whose name is apparently frequently mis-spelled like mine.
hmm. mixed blessing.
> There were some photos of my therapist on the internet, and they were later moved to a private portion of the site. He knows I google him, and I assume that he realizes other clients might as well.
yeah.
i came up first hit :-)
thats why i happy :-)
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