Grant Gross reports: Google’s refusal to implement the EU’s controversial right to be forgotten rules in the U.S. amounts to an unfair and deceptive business practice, a frequent critic of the search engine giant said. Consumer Watchdog will file a complaint against Google with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission Tuesday, said John Simpson, director of…
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Washington State Appellate Court Agrees That Florida Divorce Lawyer Should Not Be Permitted to Unmask Online Critic
In a precedent-setting case argued by Public Citizen, the Washington state Court of Appeals has determined [PDF] that anonymous online reviewers are entitled to basic First Amendment protections. In the case, the court denied a Florida divorce lawyer’s attempt to learn the identity of former client who wrote about her on Avvo, a Seattle-based website designed to…
Lawmakers want Internet sites to flag ‘terrorist activity’ to law enforcement
Ellen Nakashima reports: Social media sites such as Twitter and YouTube would be required to report videos and other content posted by suspected terrorists to federal authorities under legislation approved this past week by the Senate Intelligence Committee. The measure, contained in the 2016 intelligence authorization, which still has to be voted on by the full…
Russian parliament votes to adopt controversial privacy law
AP reports: Lawmakers in the Russian parliament have voted for a bill forcing online search engines to remove search results about a specific person at that person’s request. The Russian State Duma on Friday voted overwhelmingly for the controversial law that critics say could be used to block information critical of the government or government…