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There was a time when doing a background check on a prospective employee or student applying for funding involved a long and expensive process. Google ended that ... a persons digital footprint can be researched with a click or two of the mouse. You should really think about that .....

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk Young warned over social websites The Information Commissioner's Office found more than half of those asked made most of their information public. Millions of young people could damage their future careers with the details about themselves they post on social networking websites, a watchdog warns. could damage their future careers with the details about themselves they post on social networking websites, a watchdog warn Some 71% of 2,000 14 to 21-year-olds said they would not want colleges or employers to do a web search on them before they had removed some material. The commission said the young needed to be aware of their electronic footprint. The ICO also said young people could be putting themselves at risk of identity fraud because of the material they post on social networks such as Facebook and MySpace. Vetting tool The data regulator's survey found that two thirds of those questioned accepted as friends on such websites people they did not even know.