Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Tokyo court fines Google for not censoring defamatory instant search results

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Remember the sad tale of the Japanese man that Google's Instant Search forced out of a job? Entering his name into the search bar, and Google's auto-complete algorithm tacked on accusations of nefarious acts that he was allegedly responsible for -- causing his employers to hand him his pink slip. Afterward, John Doe-san took Google to court, but Mountain View refused to intervene. That's why the Tokyo District Court has fined Google 300,000 yen ($3,068) for the mental distress, which will be paid to the unnamed individual in question.

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Via: The Verge

Source: Economic Times / AP

Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/SV4oKu-gkXk/

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