If the information is restricted to a site that isn’t avail-
able to the general public, has a strong password, and
respects your privacy, there should be little risk in
sharing with friends and family. If the information is
something you’re comfortable sharing with the gen-
eral public, feel free to do so. However, if the informa-
tion identifies you, your possessions, or someone else
in some way, you may want to limit access to that
information or not post it at all.Find Yourself Online
Start by getting an idea of what information about you is online. Make
sure you’re using a browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox that
shows you if the Web sites that appear in your search results are legiti-
mate by including a ranking icon and information about level of risk
for activities such as frequency of downloaded malware. Or make sure
that you have a product such as McAfee Site Advisor installed.- Navigate to your favorite search engine, such as http://www.
google.com, and enter your name in the search field.
2.Click the Goor Searchbutton (depending on your
browser) to search for your information.3.In the results (see Figure 7-4), ignore any listing that obvi-
ously isn’t you. If you see a listing that might concern you,
and your browser/site adviser considers the link safe, click
it to open the Web page. Or you can enter the site URL in
your browser address field to go there.4.Scan the contents to see what information about you is
displayed and evaluate whether you’re comfortable with
that information online. In some cases, you may want to
request that the site owner removes part or all of your
information.145Chapter 7: Sharing Your Information with Others