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  1. Opinion: Search Engines Not Responsible for Deleting Personal Data From Index

    We're glad to see it supports our long-held view that requiring search engines to suppress ‘legitimate and legal information' would amount to censorship. Google doesn't have to delete sensitive personal information from its search engine index...

  2. Seize The Data: 5 Ways To Leverage Big Data for Social Media & Search

    Providing you take into consideration privacy, intellectual property and legal implications, there is much to gain from the collection and application of data from a variety of sources. Time is money and the clock is ticking in the race to acquire...

  3. 6 Reasons the Website (vs. Social Media) Should Be the Ultimate Destination for the Brand

    Chances are, if legal counsel was required to review social media policies like the Facebook Terms below, marketers would be further encouraged to use social platforms to bring customers to the website.

  4. Google News Snippets, YouTube Embedded Videos Face Legal Challenges in Germany

    Webmasters will need to be much more careful about quoting content from online German publications after a new online copyright law comes into effect in Germany on August 1. The law, which targets search engines that provide snippets, originally...

  5. Google Reports Surge in Government Takedown Requests

    As we've gathered and released more data over time, it's become increasingly clear that the scope of government attempts to censor content on Google services has grown," wrote Google legal director Susan Infantino in a blog post.

  6. Will Google's Proposed Search Fixes End EU Antitrust Case?

    By committing to a group of fixes, Google aims to avoid paying out a massive EU fine and facing greater legal action. Google has been barraged with legal complaints over the years. Most recently, the EU has questioned whether Googles's unified...

  7. The Content Marketing Elephant & the Enterprise

    Few legal teams are concerned with earning valuable backlinks for a business line of goods or services. The story of the blind men and the elephant is a widely known Indian parable that was brought to Europe in the 19th century by the poet John...

  8. Google Challenges U.S. National Security Letter in Court

    On March 29, Google filed a petition to set aside a legal process. Kevan Fornasero, a lawyer for Google said in the filing that petitions "filed under Section 3511 of Title 18 to set aside legal process issued under Section 2709 of Title 18 must be...