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Name change to escape youthful misdemeanours online?
Imagine having to change your name to get a job!
Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, is predicting that many young people will need to change their names in order to escape the embarrassment of youthful antics stored more or less permanently on social networking websites. What seems hilarious to a 17 year old may not impress a future employer.
Google admits it's keen to get even more personal information about their millions of Google users, admitting they already "know roughly who you are, roughly what you care about and roughly who your friends are."
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