Google is making it possible for people to log on and see what information the company has about them. It's part of new preemptive strike against the kinds of privacy concerns so many people have in the digital era.

To see your dossier, visit Google.com/Dashboard and log in. You can use your Gmail login to gain access, or even your passwords for other Google properties like YouTube and Blogger.

Once you've logged in, you'll see a page that lists information about you, including the following:

• Your viewing history on YouTube
• What credit cards you used on Google Checkout
• What blogs you have through Blogger
• What G-mail accounts you have
• And much, much more

In other news, you may have heard ads on the radio with celebrities explaining how Google is hiring people to work from home. Don't be fooled; this is a typical work-at-home scam that simply cashes in the cachet of Google's name.

Those who do get lured in by the scam are usually asked for a checking account number or a credit card number. Accounts are being hit with fees in the $1,000 range.