I am in the process of interviewing a guy for a technical role that has the same name as the frontman for a very famous rock band. I am 99% certain I was not in contact with him... although googling this guy's name would come up with articles about "his" drug addictions...
Google is a wonderful tool but I would prefer to not search for the person online, as I am more concerned that false positives might unfairly bias my opinions on the applicant.
The top search for my name is a kid in England who is serving life in prison for murdering his girlfriend when he was 16 and she was 14. Obviously not me, but I always wonder how many potential employers have a visceral aversion to hiring me after a quick google search.
Google is a wonderful tool but I would prefer to not search for the person online, as I am more concerned that false positives might unfairly bias my opinions on the applicant.