Comments on: Who won this case: Was firing after Google search OK? http://www.hrtechnews.com/who-won-this-case-was-firing-after-google-search-ok/ News and advice from the intersection of tech and HR Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:24:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mike Riordanhttp://www.hrtechnews.com/who-won-this-case-was-firing-after-google-search-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-85 Mike Riordan Tue, 06 May 2008 19:54:34 +0000 http://www.hrtechnews.com/?p=102#comment-85 The Google search was peripheral to the firing. I can't believe that anyone would fire anyone for what they find in a Google search. First, I don't know any company or HR that posts employee information on the web to be found on a Google search, so there is a credibility problem if anything is found. When I do back ground checks through our Criminal Records check company, we still have to verify any adverse information directly with the source.Second, I have Googled my own name on the web. I am amazed at how many times my name got a hit. None of them was me. So even though you have the right name, it may not be the right person. The Google search was peripheral to the firing. I can’t believe that anyone would fire anyone for what they find in a Google search. First, I don’t know any company or HR that posts employee information on the web to be found on a Google search, so there is a credibility problem if anything is found. When I do back ground checks through our Criminal Records check company, we still have to verify any adverse information directly with the source.

Second, I have Googled my own name on the web. I am amazed at how many times my name got a hit. None of them was me. So even though you have the right name, it may not be the right person.

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