Are the Europeans going too far with 'Right to be Forgotten'? Google stands its ground. France's latest demands raises fundamental questions in Internet Governance and Freedom of Expression
Listers Apologies for cross posting. In the wake of yesterday's well attended Kenya IGF with wide representation from Government, Civil Society and the Private Sector this story in Fortune Magazine raisins fundamental questions on Internet Governance and Freedom of Expression. Excerpts:- Google finally said enough is enough when it comes to Europe censoring its search results. It issued a bold challenge to France. Google made a dramatic gesture to oppose censorship of its search results on Wednesday, telling French regulators in a blog post that it will not heed demands to implement so-called “right to be forgotten” requests on a worldwide basis. The move, which sets the stage for further confrontations between Google and France, also highlights a growing legal crisis for the internet. Read on:- http://fortune.com/2015/07/30/google-france-right-to-be-forgotten/ What's your take? Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad
Hi Ali, This is detrimental to the growth and development of the Internet. It is likely to result in fragmentation of the Internet and should not be supported. Best Regards On 8/1/15, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Listers
Apologies for cross posting. In the wake of yesterday's well attended Kenya IGF with wide representation from Government, Civil Society and the Private Sector this story in Fortune Magazine raisins fundamental questions on Internet Governance and Freedom of Expression.
Excerpts:-
Google finally said enough is enough when it comes to Europe censoring its search results. It issued a bold challenge to France.
Google made a dramatic gesture to oppose censorship of its search results on Wednesday, telling French regulators in a blog post that it will not heed demands to implement so-called “right to be forgotten” requests on a worldwide basis. The move, which sets the stage for further confrontations between Google and France, also highlights a growing legal crisis for the internet.
Read on:-
http://fortune.com/2015/07/30/google-france-right-to-be-forgotten/
What's your take?
Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113
Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com
"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
Sent from my iPad
-- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
Indeed Barrack. The Europeans are definitely leading in a number of areas on internet governance - privacy, net neutrality etc. I believe though that they must strike a balance and sometimes it just seems like they go off left field too much.. Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113 Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi Sent from my iPad
On Aug 1, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Ali,
This is detrimental to the growth and development of the Internet. It is likely to result in fragmentation of the Internet and should not be supported.
Best Regards
On 8/1/15, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote: Listers
Apologies for cross posting. In the wake of yesterday's well attended Kenya IGF with wide representation from Government, Civil Society and the Private Sector this story in Fortune Magazine raisins fundamental questions on Internet Governance and Freedom of Expression.
Excerpts:-
Google finally said enough is enough when it comes to Europe censoring its search results. It issued a bold challenge to France.
Google made a dramatic gesture to oppose censorship of its search results on Wednesday, telling French regulators in a blog post that it will not heed demands to implement so-called “right to be forgotten” requests on a worldwide basis. The move, which sets the stage for further confrontations between Google and France, also highlights a growing legal crisis for the internet.
Read on:-
http://fortune.com/2015/07/30/google-france-right-to-be-forgotten/
What's your take?
Ali Hussein Hussein & Associates +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113
Twitter: @AliHKassim Skype: abu-jomo LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim Blog: www.alyhussein.com
"Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what no one else has thought". ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
Sent from my iPad
-- Barrack O. Otieno +254721325277 +254-20-2498789 Skype: barrack.otieno http://www.otienobarrack.me.ke/
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