hi all,

http://www.internet-law.de/2014/05/the-ecj-is-right-the-result-is-wrong.html

Regards,

Michael Brunnbauer

On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 01:09:54PM -0700, ProjectParadigm-ICT-Program wrote:
> The European Union Court has reached a verdict with a profound impact on the 
> functioning of the Internet.
> 
> See: 
> <http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?docid=152065&mode=req&pageIndex=1&dir=&occ=first&part=1&text=&doclang=EN&cid=34297>
> 
> 
> In essence when you Google your own name, the search results page is subject 
> to European privacy laws which state that the individual whose name popped up 
> has the right to correct or alter information appearing on the results page.
> 
> Google by virtue of this verdict is now forced to create some mechanism to 
> offer any European Union individual just that.
> 
> Issues about verification of individual requesting removal set aside it also 
> has profound implications about freedom of right issues.
> 
> What about suspects in ongoing criminal or other court cases who would want 
> to exercise their right innocent until proven guilty, which would obviously 
> benefit all criminals and corrupt individuals.
> 
> I think it is high time that the creators, maintainers and developers of the 
> platforms which collectively form the Internet sit down with search engine 
> companies and work out some practical rules to provide the option of the 
> right to have some personal information forgotten, as stated in this European 
> verdict feasible.
> 
> Otherwise an Orwellian future looms at the horizon where history is 
> conveniently rewritten in cases where for freedom of information reasons this 
> obviously should NOT.
> 
> 
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