21 March 2012
Defamation and Unlawful Acts Online: Blogger defends its right to provide access to controversy
Tamiz v Google Inc is the latest in a series of cases in which individuals have sought damages from Google in respect of allegedly defamatory material published about them on its ‘Blogger.com’ platform.
Google’s usual policy for dealing with such complaints is to refuse to take sides, awaiting a court order before taking action. This approach has led to cases such as Tamiz, in which defendants have sued Google directly after it has denied takedown requests.
14 March 2012
The EU Objection to Google’s Combined Privacy Policy Explained – It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it
March is proving to be an exciting month for European technology and privacy lawyers, notably with the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)’s announcement that Google’s new privacy policy is likely to be in breach of European Law.