Mashable points to the creation of a customized Google torrent search page. The site was not created by Google (a user did it) and the same functionality has long existed within Google. Yet the site obviously highlights some of the challenges of distinguishing between sites that offer the ability to […]
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Samuelson on the Google Book Search Settlement
Pam Samuelson with a must-read on the larger implications of the Google Book Search settlement (hat tip: Boing Boing).
Poilievre Changes His Tune on Privacy and Google Street View
Earlier this week, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre attracted considerable attention by raising the privacy concerns associated with Google Street View. Poilievre was quoted asking "is there going to be a mass database of people's images? What are the benefits to Canada of allowing this to occur?" The original article states that:
Poilievre said he is particularly concerned about the original versions of those images that will be archived by Google. The original versions of the images will not be blurred. He said they could pose a privacy risk for Canadians if they somehow leaked out. He also questioned where the images would be stored and whether privacy laws could protect Canadians if the images were stored on a foreign computer server.
Poilievre appears to have had a change of heart. His concerns are not that Canadian privacy law is too weak to address these issues, but rather that it is too strong. In a National Post op-ed, Poilievre is now concerned that Canadian privacy law might create a barrier to Google Street View. He starts by noting:
Canadian MP Seeks Hearings on Google Street View
The Ottawa Citizen reports that Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre is putting forward a motion to the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee for hearings into Google Street View.
Criticism of NZ Copyright Reforms Continues
Following TelstraClear's criticisms of New Zealand's Section 92a copyright reform, the Auckland District Law Society, Google, and ACT Leader Rodney Hide have chimed in with criticisms of their own.