In Germany, Offensive Autocomplete Is No Laughing Matter 200
itwbennett writes "We've all had a chuckle over Google's autocomplete results for various search queries. But one German businessman had a less funny experience when he searched for his name on Google.de: The autocomplete suggested search terms where his name was tied with 'Scientology' and 'fraud' (in German, of course). This was back in 2010. In 2012, a German court ruled that the autocomplete terms did not infringe the plaintiff's privacy. Now, a year later, the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe has overturned that ruling and ordered that Google remove offensive search suggestions when notified."
Re:Hmm (Score:5, Funny)
The notion that McDonalds cheeseburgers are delicious is offensive to cheeseburgers everywhere.
So don't do this in Germany.
Re:Personality rights (Score:5, Funny)
In this case, googleing the name "Bettina Wulff" of the first lady would autocomplete to things like "escort" and "prostitute",
Hmmm . . . when I enter "Bettina Wulff" into amazon.de, it suggests to me:
Kunden, die Betinna Wulff gekauft haben, kauften auch: . . .
Re:In Germany, Who Determines "Offensive"? (Score:2, Funny)
Woodburning stoves are inappropriate in densely populated regions due to concentrated particulate emissions. With major demographic shifts towards higher-density urban conditions, excessive use of faggots and coal in ovens created rather dismal and unhealthy (no fun at all) conditions towards the late 19th century. Of course, even today, in more rural settings, you are still free to enjoy the fun of gathering around a few flaming fags on a cold winter evening.