Today, Google unenthusiastically launched a service that allows European citizens to request the removal of links that include their name and which are deemed “inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant, or excessive in relation to the purposes for which they were processed.” Google’s Larry Page slates the ruling as harmful to internet start ups and favourable to “oppressive governments”.
Daily Archives: May 30, 2014
‘Half of American adults hacked’ in the past year – really?
A new study publicized this week claims that almost half of all American adults have had their personal data hacked in the past year. Headline-grabbing truth-stretching? Or have 110 million Americans really been hacked?
Google Glass Explorers vilify restaurant that bans their headgear
Some Glass users are fighting back against establishments that have the *ahem* audacity to request privacy for their patrons, and negative reviews are their weapons of choice – even if they’ve never set foot in the place.