Comments on: I heard back from Google http://blog.cre8asite.net/archives/6 Building Better Web Sites Together, For A Better World Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:22:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Bill Slawski http://blog.cre8asite.net/archives/6#comment-4 Bill Slawski Fri, 02 Jul 2004 11:19:55 +0000 http://blog.cre8asite.net/archive/6#comment-4 It really is a tradeoff. In many ways, we often ask for more information being made available to us. But, there are many times where we don't want a lot of information about us available to other people. Information that was very hard to get, and required some specialized knowledge, or access to an out of the way office, is becoming easier to get. It's not always right though. For instance, I understand that many places are offering to do criminal history checks, but search through public access case file records for that information, rather than trying to get it through police records. The two sets of records are often different. So, there's not just the possibility of more access to information that was very hard to get, but there's also the risk of incomplete, or even wrong information. It really is a tradeoff. In many ways, we often ask for more information being made available to us. But, there are many times where we don’t want a lot of information about us available to other people.

Information that was very hard to get, and required some specialized knowledge, or access to an out of the way office, is becoming easier to get.

It’s not always right though. For instance, I understand that many places are offering to do criminal history checks, but search through public access case file records for that information, rather than trying to get it through police records. The two sets of records are often different. So, there’s not just the possibility of more access to information that was very hard to get, but there’s also the risk of incomplete, or even wrong information.

]]> By: britecorp http://blog.cre8asite.net/archives/6#comment-3 britecorp Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:39:31 +0000 http://blog.cre8asite.net/archive/6#comment-3 Quite right - although the information may be in the public domain, Google are purposefully engineering it in such a manner as to make the information even more accessible. Are creeps really going to go down to the reference library to work all this stuff out? Quite right - although the information may be in the public domain, Google are purposefully engineering it in such a manner as to make the information even more accessible. Are creeps really going to go down to the reference library to work all this stuff out?

]]> By: Sharondippity http://blog.cre8asite.net/archives/6#comment-2 Sharondippity Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:25:33 +0000 http://blog.cre8asite.net/archive/6#comment-2 And an unregistered gun would be most safe..:) And an unregistered gun would be most safe..:)

]]> By: Bill Slawski http://blog.cre8asite.net/archives/6#comment-1 Bill Slawski Thu, 18 Mar 2004 00:37:28 +0000 http://blog.cre8asite.net/archive/6#comment-1 There are a lot of records that are considered to be public records, but are difficult to get to by most people. These include deeds and liens, court case records - civil and criminal, judgments, and others. These are "practically inaccessible" because you can normally only see them at the county courthouse during normal business hours, or some other place that is difficult for most people to get to. But what happens once those records go up online? Will people be checking all of their neighbots out to see what their past criminal and civil history is like? There are other records that are going to be easier to get to as records become available online. There are a lot of records that are considered to be public records, but are difficult to get to by most people. These include deeds and liens, court case records - civil and criminal, judgments, and others. These are “practically inaccessible” because you can normally only see them at the county courthouse during normal business hours, or some other place that is difficult for most people to get to.

But what happens once those records go up online? Will people be checking all of their neighbots out to see what their past criminal and civil history is like?

There are other records that are going to be easier to get to as records become available online.

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