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7th Jan 2012, 10:02 AM #1OPmmm mmm!
French Court Frowns On Autocomplete, Tells Google To Remove Searches
Google had been sued by insurance company Lyonnaise de Garantie, which was offended by search results including the word 'escroc,' meaning crook, according to a story posted Tuesday by the Courthouse News Service. 'Google had argued that it was not liable since the word, added under Google Suggest, was the result of an automatic algorithm and did not come from human thought,' the article states. 'A Paris court ruled against Google, however, pointing out that the search engine ignored requests to remove the offending word... In addition to the fine, Google must also remove the term from searches associated with Lyonnaise de Garantie.
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http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/03/42729.htmDaniel Reviewed by Daniel on . French Court Frowns On Autocomplete, Tells Google To Remove Searches Google had been sued by insurance company Lyonnaise de Garantie, which was offended by search results including the word 'escroc,' meaning crook, according to a story posted Tuesday by the Courthouse News Service. 'Google had argued that it was not liable since the word, added under Google Suggest, was the result of an automatic algorithm and did not come from human thought,' the article states. 'A Paris court ruled against Google, however, pointing out that the search engine ignored requests Rating: 5HATERS GONNA probably bring up some valid points considering I am an ignorant little twat so far up my own ass that i blame my problems on everyone and if you criticize me you're automatically wrong.
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7th Jan 2012, 02:44 PM #2Member
Its funny that insurance company got a keyword with crook
Screwed
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7th Jan 2012, 09:36 PM #3MemberWebsite's:
ihide.infoDAMN YOU AUTOCOMPLETE.. i mean autocorrect
KWWH has turned gay. I will not return until Phamous is demoted.
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