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  1. Germany Orders Google to Restricjavascript:void(0)t Autocomplete Results

    In a ruling this week, a German federal court said Google must restrict information in its autocomplete when it violates personal rights. Google is often the target for restriction of information. In most cases, individuals or groups say the...

  2. Google Defeated in Russian YouTube Censorship Case

    How to cut a vein" is the (paraphrased) title of a video that sparked a legal suit between Google, its subsidiary YouTube and Russian governing bodies. The video reportedly violated the 2012 amendment to Russia’s Act for Information, aimed at the...

  3. Another Loss for Viacom in Endless YouTube Copyright Legal Battle

    This is a win not just for YouTube, but for the billions of people worldwide who depend on the web to freely exchange ideas and information," he wrote. Google-owned video-sharing site YouTube has handed Viacom yet another loss in the latest round...

  4. The Content Marketing Elephant & the Enterprise

    At various times the story has provided insight into the very nature of truth, the behavior of experts in fields where there is strong tendency to departmentalize information, the necessity of unencumbered communication, and the need to respect...

  5. 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...

  6. Google Provides Vague Range of How Often FBI Seeks User Data

    The FBI has the authority to prohibit companies from talking about these requests," wrote Richard Salgado, legal director of Law Enforcement and Information Security at Google. But we've been trying to find a way to provide more information about...

  7. Why & How Google Hands Over Users' Data to Governments

    David Drummond, Google SVP and chief legal officer, wrote in a blog post that the company receives dozens of requests a day from government agencies seeking users' account information. Drummond explained that when Google is able to, it notifies...

  8. Google Transparency Report Adds Details on Subpoenas, Search Warrants, Court Orders

    Google's Richard Slagado, Legal Director, Law Enforcement and Information Security, stated they will release those numbers in a separate report from here forward and to "stay tuned" for those data. These are requests for user-identifying...

  9. Turns Out Google Didn't Actually Delete All Its UK Street View Data

    This has led to police investigations and action by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) against the firm, although no fines or legal action has ever been taken. Google had previously agreed to delete all the data it had gathered in the UK...

  10. Gustav Klimt Google Logo Celebrates 150th Birthday of Austrian Erotica Artist

    He was made Helene’s legal guardian and became familiar with Emilie through much time spent with the family. Biographical information courtesy of The Klimt Museum and Gustav-Klimt.com. Born in 1862 near Vienna, in Baumgarten, Klimt reveled in human...

  11. Miami Heat Minority Owner Sues Google Over Unflattering Photo

    However, Katz and his legal team claim that because the photo was taken in Israel, it is protected under 17 U.S.C.b)(2) through International Treaties. Sidenote: how did a blogger whose legal address is in Florida secure a .ca (Canadian) Blogger...

  12. Google Reveals More Government Search Censorship Requests

    Laws surrounding these issues vary by country, and the requests reflect the legal context of a given jurisdiction. Every six months, Google releases information about government requests to remove content or access private user data as part of...

  13. Congressman, EPIC Push for Larger Google Street View Investigation

    Congressman and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) are calling for further investigations of the search giant. The circumstances surrounding Google’s surreptitious siphoning of personal information leave many unanswered questions," Rep.