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Google Indexing Private Data
Andy Beal
Contributing Writer
2006-06-26
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By now you should know that, anything you post online, to the public, is fair-game for Google's crawler.
But a recent incident involving the indexing of social security numbers and test scores for 619 students at public schools in Catawba County, N.C., shows there is still a grey area when it comes to password protected info.
While Google eventually took down the information - and claims it can't crawl secure data - it once again raises the issue of where the burden should lie.
Should a webmaster be held responsible for knowing all of the procedures necessary to prevent Google from spidering, or should the burden be on Google.
It's a tough call, but I can't help thinking that the Internet existed before Google, therefore the onus should be on Google to NOT crawl secure content - even if it finds a loophole. Of course, for Google to accept responsibility would mean a huge drain on the company's resources, so it would rather we all appease it, rather than the other way round.
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About the Author:
Andy Beal is an internet marketing consultant and considered one of the world's most respected and interactive search engine marketing experts. Andy has worked with many Fortune 1000 companies such as Motorola, CitiFinancial, Lowes, Alaska Air, DeWALT, NBC and Experian.
You can read his internet marketing blog at Marketing Pilgrim and reach him at andy.beal@gmail.com.
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