Googling as Dating Protection
Thursday, 11. August 2005 - 1:01 pm
SACBEE — July 30 — About 43% of people who answered a dating-service survey said they type their date's name into the Google search enginebefore they go out. And 88% of those people said they wouldn't be
bothered if their dates did the same thing. "It's just a
precaution. It's like carrying Mace," said Eidson, who works as a
mortgage underwriter. "To me, it's like a mini-background check." FULL ARTICLE @ SACBEE
Mark Brooks: There are so many people with the same name, Googling is a very rough and ready background check.