Brickbat: Google It

A Japanese court has ordered Google to remove search results that might reveal unflattering information about the past of one man. The man, who was not named by local media, said the results hinted relations with an criminal organization.

Comments

[invisible furry hand]

Google's been having this problem long before the "right to be forgotten" was invented

[Fist of Etiquette]

You know who else had past unflattering relations with the Japanese?

[invisible furry hand]

Lieutenant Pinkerton?

[Doctor Whom]

Brava.

[db]

Nan King Cole?

[Swiss Servator, CH yeah!]

*narrows gaze*

[Adans smith]

Shaddam IV?

[Snark Plissken]

The Ainu?

[Swiss Servator, CH yeah!]

*applause*

[Almanian!]

Koreans and Chinese women?

[BuSab Agent]

Godzilla?

[BigT]

41?

[Swiss Servator, CH yeah!]

Admiral Halsey?

[dinkster]

Xbox?

[Snark Plissken]

Obama, no longer big in Japan.

[Robert]

When this happens, what do they do, program in an exception for this guy? It'd be interesting to see that section of exception code.

[Bean Counter]

How about any inquiries with this guy's name come back with "In accordance with a court order, all information concerning this person's criminal past and associations is being withheld." I'd sure be willing to hire him, loan him money or date him (if I were gay) with a response like that.

[Bean Counter]

So what happens when some woman Googles him, sees no negative information and goes out with him. It turns out his past includes charges that he dates women, abducts them, keeps them as sex and torture slaves before releasing them with death threats if they say anything. The battered and raped woman then sues Google for withholding the information.
Isn't government intervention SWELL!!

[Free Society]

I don't really understand how courts, or anyone, can justifiably demand that a search engine be held responsible for all of the internet's content.

[dinkster]

Because it's a series of pipes