Category: Google
May 10, 2022
Google Makes Moves to Provide Better Privacy Options
How we — and our identifying information — appear on Google not just brings reputational risk, but powerful personal branding opportunities. It is also an issue of cybersecurity and personal privacy. With just a quick…
January 20, 2022
What Google’s ‘Helpful Content Update’ Means for Reputation Management
Consumers often hear claims from SEO (search engine optimization) and ORM (online reputation management) providers about what the latest technological tricks they can employ to “guarantee” a clean reputational slate online. They often peddle new…
March 25, 2021
No "Right to be Forgotten" Here
The EU’s 2006 passage of the “Right to Be Forgotten” law gives European citizens the ability to force Google and other search engines to remove links to old or irrelevant information. The passage of that…
November 6, 2020
How the 1% Scrubs Its Image Online: A Wall Street Journal Exposé
Last year, The Wall Street Journal published a riveting exposé about the online reputation tactics used by one agency for high-visible VIPs, from Washington appointees to hedge fund billionaires. If you are a high net worth…
October 1, 2020
Removing Content from Google in the U.S.
Do you want to have content removed from Google? If you live in the U.S., your options are far different than if you live in Europe. Being an informed consumer will help you avoid making…
May 13, 2020
Bring the Right to Be Forgotten to America
In Europe, privacy is considered a human right. Online harassment is considered a human rights abuse. In the U.S., there are few laws protecting us against having our personal data published online, or even collected…
November 21, 2019
Inside Google’s Mysterious Algorithm
“How Google Interferes With Its Search Algorithms and Changes Your Results: The internet giant uses blacklists, algorithm tweaks and an army of contractors to shape what you see”, an investigative report by The Wall Street…
August 1, 2019
Right2Remove: Bringing the “Right to be Forgotten” to America
Since the United States has yet to implement a “Right to Be Forgotten” law like the one in Europe, all Americans remain at an increased risk of reputational harm, with few resources available to permanently…