Big concession by Google. Peter Fleischer, their Global Counsel, writes: In the last few weeks, it has been widely reported that we will adapt our approach to delisting search results under the “right to be forgotten” in Europe, in response to discussions with regulators. We’ll be implementing the change next week. The right to be forgotten —…
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Facebook Users OK’d Data Harvest, Engineer Says
You know those Terms & Conditions you always click “I agree” to without reading? Well, they can come back to bite you if you sue. Katherine Proctor reports: Facing claims that it violates users’ privacy by storing biometric face-recognition data, Facebook called one of its software engineers to the witness stand on Wednesday in Federal…
Cyberstalker Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison
Michael Daniel Rubens, 31, formerly of Tallahassee, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison, a $15,000 fine, and $1,550 in restitution for cyberstalking, unauthorized access to a protected computer, and aggravated identity theft. During his guilty plea on December 3, 2015, Rubens admitted that, between January 2012 and January 2015, he publicly humiliated dozens…
French parents ‘could be jailed’ for posting children’s photos online
David Chazan reports: French parents are being warned to stop posting pictures of children on social networks in case their offspring later sue them for breaching their right to privacy or jeopardising their security. Under France’s stringent privacy laws, parents could face penalties as severe as a year in prison and a fine of €45,000…