[kictanet] Are the Europeans going too far with 'Right to be Forgotten'? Google stands its ground. France's latest demands raises fundamental questions in Internet Governance and Freedom of Expression

[Ali Hussein]

Indeed Barrack.

The Europeans are definitely leading in a number of areas on internet governance - privacy, net neutrality etc. I believe though that they must strike a balance and sometimes it just seems like they go off left field too much.. 

Ali Hussein
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> On Aug 1, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Barrack Otieno <otieno.barrack at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi Ali,
> 
> This  is detrimental to the growth and development of the Internet. It
> is likely to result in fragmentation of the Internet and should not be
> supported.
> 
> Best Regards
> 
>> On 8/1/15, Ali Hussein via kictanet <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>> Listers
>> 
>> Apologies for cross posting. In the wake of yesterday's well attended Kenya
>> IGF with wide representation from Government, Civil Society and the Private
>> Sector this story in Fortune Magazine raisins fundamental questions on
>> Internet Governance and Freedom of Expression.
>> 
>> Excerpts:-
>> 
>> Google finally said enough is enough when it comes to Europe censoring its
>> search results. It issued a bold challenge to France.
>> 
>> 
>> Google made a dramatic gesture to oppose censorship of its search results on
>> Wednesday, telling French regulators in a blog post that it will not heed
>> demands to implement so-called “right to be forgotten” requests on a
>> worldwide basis. The move, which sets the stage for further confrontations
>> between Google and France, also highlights a growing legal crisis for the
>> internet.
>> 
>> Read on:-
>> 
>> http://fortune.com/2015/07/30/google-france-right-to-be-forgotten/
>> 
>> What's your take?
>> 
>> Ali Hussein
>> Hussein & Associates
>> +254 770 906375 / 0713 601113
>> 
>> Twitter: @AliHKassim
>> Skype: abu-jomo
>> LinkedIn: http://ke.linkedin.com/in/alihkassim
>> Blog: www.alyhussein.com
>> 
>> "Discovery consists in seeing what everyone else has seen and thinking what
>> no one else has thought".  ~ Albert Szent-Györgyi
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
> 
> 
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