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  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,061

    Google's decision to remove a BBC article from some of its search results was "not a good judgement", a European Commission spokesman has said.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28144406

    What did they think was going to happen?

    In other words, what was sold as a step in the right direction for individual freedom is in fact a way for corporations to wipe the internet clean of their misdeeds. If a private individual decided they wanted to be forgotten, no doubt their data would be forgotten right on to a hard drive at GCHQ.
    I wonder, are the takedown requests secret?
  • Luckyguy1983Luckyguy1983 Posts: 29,017
    RobD said:

    Google's decision to remove a BBC article from some of its search results was "not a good judgement", a European Commission spokesman has said.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28144406

    What did they think was going to happen?

    In other words, what was sold as a step in the right direction for individual freedom is in fact a way for corporations to wipe the internet clean of their misdeeds. If a private individual decided they wanted to be forgotten, no doubt their data would be forgotten right on to a hard drive at GCHQ.
    I wonder, are the takedown requests secret?
    Who knows, but it would appear the Express is being targetted -bizarre choice of stories too: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/486549/Google-Article-on-George-Osborne-brother-s-conversion-to-Islam-removed
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,061

    RobD said:

    Google's decision to remove a BBC article from some of its search results was "not a good judgement", a European Commission spokesman has said.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-28144406

    What did they think was going to happen?

    In other words, what was sold as a step in the right direction for individual freedom is in fact a way for corporations to wipe the internet clean of their misdeeds. If a private individual decided they wanted to be forgotten, no doubt their data would be forgotten right on to a hard drive at GCHQ.
    I wonder, are the takedown requests secret?
    Who knows, but it would appear the Express is being targetted -bizarre choice of stories too: http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/486549/Google-Article-on-George-Osborne-brother-s-conversion-to-Islam-removed
    The Telegraph and the Mail had similar lists of stories which were removed. The Mail said they would keep posting the lists every time they got a new notice from Google.
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,061
    New thread!
  • malcolmgmalcolmg Posts: 43,569

    malcolmg said:

    Edin_Rokz said:

    malcolmg said:

    Edin_Rokz said:

    JohnO said:

    You know what...I have an inkling that the UK's EU Commissioner will be Sir Malcolm Rifkind. Ticks the seniority box as ex Foreign and Defence Secretary, ultra safe seat (will the kippers even bother?); and perfect for Boris's return.

    The Hersham Bugle (deputy ed - tim) has also learned that Ms Nuala Byrne has booked two tickets to Brussels.

    You heard it here first, folks.

    Er! I don't think Malkie will be interested in the job. Too much travelling and his wife (Edith) has health problems. More likely for Malkie to become Lord of Pentlands or Duddingston and take his seat in HoL.
    You have my wifes name wrong and I would consider it, can certainly count better than the turkeys they are touting for it and easily better than Rifkind for sure.
    I've met Malcolm Rifkind, and you are not even a tenth of a man he is. He, is intelligent and literate, which is something you could only have nightmares of becoming.
    You are certain to win Turnip of the week title.
    No, that would be you, since you confused yourself with Sir Malcolm Rifkind.....

    Love it. Malcolm thinking that someone was proposing him for the job. Ha Ha.

    He's probably just nipped out to buy some EU flags to hang off the bonnet of his mini cab.
    Hard to believe but you really are as thick as your posts.
  • sarissasarissa Posts: 2,008

    Good afternoon, everyone.

    Good to have Mr. Briône's direction response. Not unlike betting, the advantage of a polling argument is that, ultimately, there'll be a vote at which point the most accurate pollster will be known (unless there's a tie, of course).

    Mr. Pulpstar, it's rather concerning.

    Yes, it was quite entertaining and illumunating to see the behind the scenes reasoniong of two of the players in the pollco (my copyright) battle.

    Now can we get an explanation of why ICM think the correct proportion of English-born respondents in their indyref polls should be 14.5% and not the 9% that the 2011 census gives?

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