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GOOGLE MUST DELETE search results about people in Europe if they can prove the information is clearly wrong, the European Union’s top court has decided.
The European Court of Justice ruled search engines must “dereference information” if the person making the request can demonstrate the material is “manifestly inaccurate”.
People in Europe have the right to ask Google and other search engines to delete links to outdated or embarrassing information about themselves, even if it is true, under a principle known as “right to be forgotten”.
Strict data protection rules in the 27-nation bloc give people the right to control what appears when their name is searched online but the regulations frequently pit data privacy concerns against the public’s right to know.
In the latest case, two managers at a group of investment companies, who were not identified, asked Google to remove search results based on their names which linked to articles criticising the group’s investment model.
They said the articles made false claims.
Google refused because it did not know whether the articles were accurate or not, according to a press summary of the ruling.
The court disagreed, saying if someone submits relevant and sufficient evidence proving the “manifest inaccuracy” of the information, the search engine must grant the request.
Google said it welcomes the decision.
“Since 2014, we’ve worked hard to implement the right to be forgotten in Europe and to strike a sensible balance between people’s rights of access to information and privacy,” the company said in a statement.
“The links and thumbnails in question are not available via the web search and image search anymore; the content at issue has been offline for a long time.”
That’s lovely isn’t it
@John Culhane: such a contrast in characters.. a real Garda shot during duty this morning and this waster in the next article.
There’s obviously a food chain in the Gardaí too, this clown at the bottom
@John Culhane: no comment to make on the guard getting shot carrying out his duty this morning?
No psychiatric report ordered? Strange.
@Joe Bloggs: there is zero logic in that comment. Are you suggesting that arresting drunk drivers is a bad thing and he’s being punished for doing it or its his reward?
No logic
Two months weren’t enough. His brief obviously didn’t say he had a hard upbringing.
@Keith Ellis: You won’t find a lot of cases where people get a prison sentence for a drink driving charge.
However bad his behaviour was, it occurred after the offence of drunk driving was committed. As such it was irrelevant in deciding the penalty unless he was also charged with a public order offence and there’s no mention of that. The judge is wrong here.
@John Fahy: every single day in every single court a persons behavior after arrest and in court are considered. An apology gets a reduction, offering compensation gets a reduction, resisting arrest gets an increase.
@John Fahy: lets see if he appeals it
The truth always comes out wit a few beers in you
Well done to The GARDA doing their work
@pat seery: no point appealing it. By the time the appeal comes to court he’ll be long released
Voodoo now a Garda tool
The onset of something something ,I seen this before
I once worked with this man and found him to be an absolute gentleman, he was understanding and caring. In his capacity as a Garda Sargent he went beyond the call of duty to assist people .
I can’t understand what happened to him to create this Jekyll character. I’m so sorry to hear it.
@Donnie McGowan: booze does that to some people. Most of us know someone like that
@Misanthrope: True enough, some people are just nasty drunks and should give it up.
@Donnie McGowan: only time I’ve ever heard of a personality shit like that the man was later diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Can you imagine what he was like as a garda.
Thank God he’s retired.Its the likes of that bad pill that gives the Gardai a bad name because overall there’s a decent lot in the Gardai today thank God.Imagine somebody wishing cancer on a person.Just disgusting.
Correction – Apologies. Good to hear stories which show there are honest Gardai who are prepared to make arrests and breathalyse people at accident scenes – and arrest one of their own – if the Gardai want to restore public confidence in them – this is how they do it by being honest and doing the job they are supposed to.
Any man that would use the language he used and went to the extent of writing it down on paper obviously has mental health issues ,this man worked for 35 years as a garda ,his fellow member said that he had worked with him and said he had been kind and intelligent ,this needs to be investigated further ,if the man has mental health issues he needs to be given sympathy not locked up .the the judge with all his experience got it wrong by the looks of things .
@Anthony Gallagher:
I couldn’t agree more. Even the prosecuting garda said he was kind and intelligent and he was clearly competent enough to be promoted during his career. It certainly sounds like some form of mental illness . How else could you explain such a drastic change in personality and such hatred toward his former colleagues.
I have had previous experience with Mr Kiely. This is totally out of character for this man. I find it hard to understand what has happened him over the last number of years.
I find it hard to believe that this is the man I knew. For it’s totally out of character.
Joe Kiely is one of the most helpful and understanding individuals you could wish to meet.
Very nasty comments this x garda made more like school boy antics but he was charged with driving over the limit ,period. First offence ive never heard of anyone been imprisoned . gardai hear much worse during the course of arrests but I think judge over stepped the mark in this case
@Mark Dawson: it’s the deep venom and belief he has the curse to pass it on that is so bad.
Hopefully whilst in prison he’ll be on the wrong side of some prison love. That’ll soften his cough
@Tom Harpur: you wish a person to be raped? Really? For drink driving it because he was a cop for 34 years?
You sir, are a vile person
@Tom Harpur: I don’t care what crime someone commits, if you wish rape on them you need to be locked away from the public too
And he served as a Garda I would love to know the type of law he upheld in his time as a Garda
@Alan Scott: a great man to fill in the statistics too I’ll bet.
I also can’t understand his behaviour. I know this man and to me he was a gentleman. Something has obviously happened in the 6 months since I last saw him.
Good to hear stories which show there are honest Gardai who are prepared to make arrests and breathalyse people at accident scenes – and arrest one of their – of the Gardai want to restore public confidence in them – this is how they do it by being honest and doing the job they are supposed to. ☮️
@Rita Gleeson: would he have ever been bagged if he hadn’t crashed into somebody though?
My god, it’s like an evil version of a Myles na Gopaleen story. Bizarre.
what a horrible person. seriously horrible.
Sorry, seen a picture of this man. Not the same man i was thinking of.
C u Next Tuesday
Such a bold sergeant
“Sean McGee acting for solicitor Catherine Boner”
had to check if it was April 1st.
Oh no
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