The Tokyo court decided to block the search Google

Today it became known about the decision of the court of Tokyo, which forbids search Google for the Japanese people. According to the court, such tips are a direct violation of the laws on the right to privacy of Japanese citizens. Interestingly, the trial started with insignificant, at first sight of the incident. One Japanese filed a complaint against Google because when you enter his name in the search string occurred autopackage linking the name of the Japanese to the murder committed by another person with the same last name.

This led to the fact that the Japanese were dismissed, and furthermore, could not find a new job. Every time his name was typed into a search engine, pop up the same prompt. the man is so tired of it all that he went to court. Japanese lawyers have checked all the possible combinations of the search associated with his name, and found out that the ill-fated tip really occurs in conjunction with the name of the defendant.

The Tokyo court sided with the plaintiff and ruled to forbid Google to use the search hints for residents of Japan. The problem, however, is from "Corporation of Good" no official representation in the capital of Japan, so the Japanese solution is not critical. The Corporation believes that no violation of the legislation of Japan is not, and any actions the developers to take will not. At least not yet.

however, resentful search Google Japanese are not going to stop there. He has already stated that it will demand compensation for moral damage. And such compensation, in the case of Google, can be rather big.

Via japantimes

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