Googling T

When I googled my T I found out he was fired by a major hospital for altering a patient's record after they died. It happened a while ago but it's on the first search page. I have now terminated with that T (long story) but should that have been a red flag? Would you see a T with this on his record???????

T's should be aware of what is in their public profiles and should learn the proper way to lock down Facebook.

One exception that I found is Google Image Search, the one where you can upload a photo and it matches to anything similar "out there". I have found this google tool to be very eerie--it can find a person by image alone and link you to places that may be locked down, but this tool acts as a back door.

I've stayed away from that particular search!! Otherwise, a straight google search is fair game.

I googled my Therapist. She has to know because I found on her the internet. I stay away from pages that give me anything that can nag me like friends and family. I don't care to know her business associates eithers because I might decide I don't like her. I might start looking for someone else and I don't want to exclude someone based on their friendships.

I will browse any medical or business site and I would also do a basic image search.

Basically~ I think it's all fair game. I think people should protect their personal information but they can't control what I search.

I've googled all my T's to see what's out there. Glad it's all been good stuff. And a good T will keep their family information, etc. private. I haven't come across anything personal. Just papers, they've written, research they've done, etc. That increases my respect for them.

I have. There were a few times where i would try to find her on facebook, google her on Linkedin and 192.com, and just generally try to find out loads about her. However it was to no avail as she is nonexistent on the internet except from her therapy site and profile, so I don't do it anymore. Can't be bothered tbh.

Hehehe.

I agree with the above; I never considered the internet a private place, and Ts in particular have to know that it's common for clients become curious about them, even a bit obsessive, and factor that into what information they make available. We have to reveal so much to these people; I think it's quite natural to wonder who they are.

I've also found a home address listing and I've also forgotten it. I wouldn't go so far as to wander past it, nor do I have any desire to do anything like that. I found a few other things about her that popped up, both work-related and not, nothing all that remarkable.

We once talked about Facebook and my aversion to displaying private info about myself, she told me she had a Facebook page under the name of her cat for that reason. So I imagine she's well-aware of the likelihood that people look for info about her. (I refrained from asking her what her cat's name was. )

A lot of that sounds like something that I did once. I got my Ts home address, birthday, x wife's name, and birthplace. I looked at his home on Google Maps.

I am very ashamed of the things I did. He knows and has forgiven me. We both agree that it was more harmful to me than him. The funny thing is that I forgot some of that information. He says that it became unimportant to me.

I kinda feel bad for Ts now days. I mean it used to be a lot easier to keep a low profile than it is now. Sometimes it really is a matter of safety too.

One more thing. Some have said that the T should know better, be more tech savy etc.. Many Ts are from an older generation and are just now grasping the concept of the Internet.

Both therapists I see are over 65 and both seem to grasp the internet and in a couple of ways, embrace, their online presence.

Yeah, mine is 60-ish herself and seems to understand the internet perfectly well. It wouldn't surprise me if age had a lot to do with people's opinions and expectations here, with younger people more likely to think it's no big deal. But plenty of older people have become savvy by now, too. The internet's been popular for over 15 years; it's not all that new anymore. It's a big part of life now. If a particular T isn't that tech-savvy yet, then I can see why they'd be unsettled by the idea at first, but I'd still say it's their job to become reasonably familiar with how things work now. I just don't think it's realistic to expect clients or potential clients not to want to have a look.

if a t is 60-65 now, that means that when the internet came on the scene they were 35-40. some people just aren't tech savvy (i know people my age who can barely figure out the iphone - i'm in my early 30s). they were the ones first paying for the internet lol. remember those aol cds? right. aol 2.0 wait for the dial up. it's been my experience that the older one is, the more aware of privacy one is. i remember it being drilled into me not to share any personal info whatsoever. fb was a HUGE leap for me to make because my real name? for realsies? i'm still very judicious in what information gets out.

i could see it possible that a t is a luddite, but i don't think it's a common as we think. my dad is 60 and is very tech savvy.