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Problems start when what's online isn't accurate, isn't yours, or worse, isn't yours anymore. When your online identity — including your content (written, video, or images) or even your brand — gets hijacked it can hurt you in the same way that the “fatty paycheck” hurt the job candidate for Cisco. When data posted online won't go away or even when someone lies and steals your online identity, getting it back can be difficult.