Posted on 07/04/2014 9:25:45 AM PDT by Citizen Zed
Google's right to be forgotten system is woefully inadequate and censoring things it shouldn't. We decided to make a number of right to be forgotten claims to see what would happen. One request was to remove search listings for an automated online profile page that contained someone's name and Twitter handle. There are loads of websites that collate information about people and spew out automated profiles – 192.com and Peekyou.com being two examples.
These websites might be annoying, but should they ever be censored from search results if all they are doing is collating publicly available information?
None of the information contained on the page Google has censored from its search results was "irrelevant, outdated, or otherwise objectionable". It contained a name, a Twitter handle, a website link and not much else.
Quite why Google believed this page should be removed from search results for a specific name is beyond us. It is once again raises concerns that the company is not applying the new law correctly and is over-censoring to make a point.
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Ooops. Be very, very, very careful if you decide to go to “peek.com” when you type it in. I mean really, really careful. I missed the “k” and went somewhere I really, really didn’t want to be. Yewwwwww!!!!!!!!!! Couldn’t hit the little “x” quick enough to close the page.
Everyone is busy recreating your results.
Cue up captain obvious.
How long did it take louie to decide to say something? I’m usually a fan but it seems like everyone is all hat and no cattle.
LOL! The results of my “ooppps” were rather gross. Now I guess someone has me tied to a rather, uh, unsavory, unacceptable site. Sad at just how much info may be out there without you even knowing it.
What purpose is this “woefully inadequate” for? They don’t say. If the EUSSR gets thwarted by this, all the better.
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