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Google Privacy Counsel Facing Criminal Charges

Posted by kdawson on from the stay-on-the-plane dept.

ProfJonathan writes "According to a story in the IAPP's Privacy Advisor, Google's Paris-based global privacy counsel, Peter Fleischer, is facing criminal charges in Italy for defamation based upon a user's posting of a video to Google Video. Mr. Fleischer was on his way to the University of Milan for a speaking engagement when he was met by Italian law enforcement officials. As with the 1997 case of Compuserve's Felix Somm and the 2006 arrest in Texas of BetOnSportsUK's CEO during a layover on a trip to Costa Rica, this case once again highlights the risks faced by executives and employees of online companies whose activities may be legal and protected in their own countries, but illegal elsewhere in the world. Troubling, and worth watching."

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  1. Guessing how this is going to turn out... by ctaylor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dear Polizia,
    You're a bunch of idiots.

    Thanks,
    -The Internet

    1. Re:Guessing how this is going to turn out... by Lysdestic · · Score: 2, Funny

      Google is another fucking Insane Clown Posse?

      I thought that band finally vanished.

    2. Re:Guessing how this is going to turn out... by barzok · · Score: 4, Funny

      This is like Elliott Spitzer, the crusading Attorney General of New York who parlayed a number of high-profile prosecutions into a successful bid to become Governor... then pissed it all away

      Right organ, wrong fluid.

  2. Re:Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's about time Americans realised that the rest of the world is comprised of sovereign states not subject to their jurisdiction.

    Nothing a few daisy-cutters or bunker-busters won't fix

  3. Plan to counter by GoodNicksAreTaken · · Score: 2, Funny

    All he needs is a marker. Visit the prosecutor. Write "Peter Fleischer is a poopie head" on his desk. File a counter suit over the defamatory content written on his desk.

  4. Quick question by Pope · · Score: 3, Funny

    When did Google remove the video, and how soon was it after receiving the request? It's hard to figure out from your post.

    --
    It doesn't mean much now, it's built for the future.
  5. Re:Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Google Martyr is still in beta.