[okfn-discuss] [MyData & Open Data] Right to be forgotten ruling

Thu Jul 24 08:26:15 UTC 2014

Media publishers seem to be benefiting from the Google ECJ ruling by
adopting new tactics
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/22/right-to-be-forgotten-google-publishers-uk_n_5610803.html

Sally

On 11 July 2014 14:31, Sally Deffor <sally.deffor at okfn.org> wrote:

> There have been quite interesting (strategic)  responses so far from
> Google since the ruling, but I have to say I didn't see this one coming.
> Quite unlike it to open itself up to public involvement it this manner.
>
> Sally
>
>
> On 11 July 2014 12:00, Lancelot PECQUET <lancelot at pecquet.org> wrote:
>
>>  Hello everyone,
>>
>> I understand that the European Commission is indeed thinking
>> <http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/index_en.htm>
>> (with their usual "suggestors") about
>> a European standard regulation that could possibly overrule members state
>> regulations.
>>
>> Will it be the least common multiple or the greatest common denominator
>> of national regulations ?
>> Imho, I doubt all UE countries will agree (or have resources) to
>> reinforce controls and enforce higher
>> standards...
>>
>> Pierre raises an opengov question regarding transparency and civil
>> society participation at the EU level
>> and, of course, I definitely agree with him.
>>
>> Lancelot
>>
>> Le 11/07/2014 12:03, Pierre Chrzanowski a écrit :
>>
>>  Hi Puneet, I actually think Google is handling the case quite well to
>> their profit so far.
>>
>>  The irony to me is that thanks to a not very well though ruling from
>> the ECJ, Google is now setting up a consultative decision-making process
>> that could end with a legal framework on its own, coordinated by a private
>> global entity, that substitutes to national regulators and rules on what is
>> public information and what is not. Where are the Data Protection and Right
>> to Info authorities here ? Will they have the capacity to handle and
>> control all decisions made by Google on a case by case basis ?
>>
>>  I find the question raised by Google of high importance and I am keen
>> to think and discuss about it but I would have really really preferred that
>> question being raised by my National or European Parliament  and being
>> discussed through a democratic process. Instead of that, we are now in a
>> strange situation where we are offered to go into a consultative process
>> and provide our knowledge and reflection on a matter of public interest to
>> an entity we do not have control over but who is asked, obliged, to
>> regulate that public matter.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 10:58 AM, stef <s at ctrlc.hu> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 09:39:14AM +0200, Pierre Chrzanowski wrote:
>>> > So now, as expected, we have a private entity, kindly seeking public
>>> advice
>>> > from an Advisory Council, to regulate on a case by case basis on what
>>> is
>>> > public information and what is not. I would say there is some irony in
>>> > there.
>>>
>>>  i think google did everything to maneuver itself into this gatekeeper
>>> position.
>>>
>>> 2004, don't be evil
>>> 2014, we changed policy
>>>
>>> --
>>> otr fp: https://www.ctrlc.hu/~stef/otr.txt
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  --
>>  *Pierre Chrzanowski*
>> *Expert Open Data*
>>
>>  Mail : pierre.chrzanowski at gmail.com
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>>
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