Friday, July 04, 2014
You asked for forgotten, you got forgotten!
European commies had been agitating for a "right to forget" law that could remove Google's links to things that displeased the commies. They got the law from EU.
Now the same commies are unhappy because some of the forgettings interfere with their own needs:
You asked for it, you got it, assholes!
More seriously, the real problem is journalistic laziness. Before Google, each newspaper kept its own morgue, run by an archivist who knew what was important. When you have your own DECOUPLED storage and archiving system, you don't have to depend on the vagaries and tyrannies of Imperial Agencies like EU, NSA, Google and Amazon.
And most seriously of all, Privacy Laws ALWAYS serve evil purposes. Privacy Laws allow bureaucrats and corporate monsters to silence their own misdeeds and "accidentally leak" the misdeeds of heretics or competitors.
Bit later: Ack! I just felt a picosecond of sympathy with Google! Realized that Google is pulling a Chuck here. The old sergeant-breaker routine. "So I sez Ho Kay, we'll do it your way!" I understand and (gargggghhh) despite all my better instincts, I sympathize.
The fallout of the EU’s ‘Right to be Forgotten’ ruling has impacted a number of European news publications who suddenly found some of their “inadequate” and “irrelevant” pieces disappear from the web search engine results pages. The search engine now stands accused of heavy-handedness by several media outlets, links to which have disappeared due to Google's fear of potential legal issues. The Guardian, the BBC, and Sky News were among those who received an ominous email in the past 48 hours saying that certain articles could no longer be linked to – articles which arguably could be deemed both relevant and in the public interest.Arguably? No, you can't argue with Google.
You asked for it, you got it, assholes!
More seriously, the real problem is journalistic laziness. Before Google, each newspaper kept its own morgue, run by an archivist who knew what was important. When you have your own DECOUPLED storage and archiving system, you don't have to depend on the vagaries and tyrannies of Imperial Agencies like EU, NSA, Google and Amazon.
And most seriously of all, Privacy Laws ALWAYS serve evil purposes. Privacy Laws allow bureaucrats and corporate monsters to silence their own misdeeds and "accidentally leak" the misdeeds of heretics or competitors.
Bit later: Ack! I just felt a picosecond of sympathy with Google! Realized that Google is pulling a Chuck here. The old sergeant-breaker routine. "So I sez Ho Kay, we'll do it your way!" I understand and (gargggghhh) despite all my better instincts, I sympathize.Labels: Danbo
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