Friday, October 06, 2006

failure - Google Search

I'm as anti-Bush as anyone, however, consider the results of failure - Google Search. Just in case things change, here is a screen dump of the results on the date of this post.



Here's a link to the official excuse. This could be the most visible case of "It isn't was our fault, it's the robot's fault and we can't control it" to date.

Extrapolation scenario: so someone decides to pull a similar google-bombing "prank" on you. Yet unlike, say, inaccurate information on your credit record, there are no requirements for search provides to empower individuals with tools to protect their own identities or reputations. There are no tools for you to authenticate yourself and correct the "prank." Over the coming decades, keeping tabs on your web identity could become just as crucial as keeping tabs on your credit rating. Search providers can begin addressing this themselves, or you can bet that legislators will address it for them.

“Good name in man and woman is the immediate jewel of their souls.”
-- Shakespeare

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