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Definition[]

A vanity search (also called egosurfing) is an online search by a user who "queries his or her own name perhaps with other information"[1] to see what information about him or her is available on the Internet.

References[]

  1. Gonzales v. Google, Inc., 234 F.R.D. 674, 687 (N.D. Cal. 2006) (full-text).

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