Yeah, people dig celebrity gossip, but does it follow that HR is going to be interested in Joe Smoes divorce five years ago? I don't think so, particularly when they are looking at dozens of Joes a day. It would be a waste of their time to read that stuff, and boring to boot.
Sure, someone out there will probably do it, but I just can't wrap my mind around this becoming a pandemic.
HR isn't the concern. If it's public, anyone who gives a shit about that kind of stuff can find it, usually with just a simple focused Google search.
It used to be that you had to hire a private detective to find dirt on people... I get that Google is going to make that easier but we don't have to go out of our way to help that along. :)
Can't you just pay 10 cents per page for this stuff right now? I don't think using a suboptimal non-google search should present that much of a hardship. I don't really see this being a game changer for someone who just wants to smear a particular person; only if you need a very large amount of documents (in other words, are using it for its intended purpose.)
So what about when Joe's colleagues circulate his divorce case details around for a laugh or, worse, to character smear the guy to damage a promotion or gain political points in the workplace?
Sure, someone out there will probably do it, but I just can't wrap my mind around this becoming a pandemic.