France demands right to be GLOBAL Google censor Google handed EUR100,000 fine by French data regulator
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0%2Fa0cd2e94-f1e6-11e5-aff5-19b4e253664a.html#axzz43qrXvFNW On Thursday, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertes (CNIL) said this solution did not go far enough, because it "does not give people effective, full protection of their right to be delisted". The watchdog said that for Google to comply with the European court's ruling, links must be fully removed from all versions of its search engine and for all users. Google's supporters claim that giving in to Europe would usher in a new form of censorship. Drawing on the precedent, they say, repressive countries would be able to insist that Google remove links from all its search engines to information they are trying to suppress, extending national censorship regimes around the world. - - - France wants to censor search results GLOBALLY -- not just to users in France but for everyone on the planet. And if France gets their way EVERY COUNTRY ON THE PLANET will demand the right to remove search results they don't like. Imagine what Putin, Chinese leaders, and other tyrants will do with such power. I've been predicting this slippery slope all along. IT MUST BE STOPPED. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
