[Build a wall around the EU!] Google loses 'right to be forgotten' case over man's past conviction
https://www.engadget.com/2018/04/13/google-loses-key-right-to-be-forgotten-case/ The case highlights the challenges Google has had obeying requests under the EU rules, which some have complained are too nebulous. At the same time, it could also establish precedent for future cases. Google and other internet companies might not have the option of dismissing conviction-related requests out of hand -- they may have to weigh the seriousness of crimes and the convict's willingness to reform. And that could be tricky. At what point does a crime become too serious to wipe from search results? How does Google know a convict's repentance is sincere? As much as this case might have done to explain Google's responsibility, it may have introduced more confusion. - - - Ridiculous. Insane. The crimes happened, the convictions happened. The Orwellian attitude of the EU demanding that Google try to "hide" search results that point to still available news stories and other materials about these CRIMES is absolute lunacy. The EU is worse than Russia and China rolled into one in this respect. Political pandering at its very worst. The EU wants to control information around the world. Seriously, I'd just pull the plug on them. Let them run their own Internet for awhile cut off from the rest of the world. They can come back when they learn that they are not the planetary censorship masters. I know where we should build a goddamned "wall"! --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lau...@vortex.com): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google Issues Mailing List: https://vortex.com/google-issues Founder: Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list https://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
