Google Italy Execs Convicted Over YouTube Bullying Video

FTWinston writes "Three Italian Google executives have been convicted of privacy violations in Italy over the contents of a YouTube video showing a boy with Downs syndrome being bullied — despite the fact that the video was removed as soon as it was brought to their attention, and that Google assisted the authorities in locating those who posted it. Prosecutors argued that Google should have sought the consent of all parties involved with the video before allowing it to go online. Quite how they were meant to achieve this is another matter." Google has responded by saying this is a Serious threat to the web.

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Serious Threat

[LordAzuzu]

Pl0x, give me a decent job outside italy, i'm wishing to leave this stupid and pathetic country everyday MOAR!

Re:Mistake

[ShieldW0lf]

Enforcing stupid laws does not make him a bad judge

I wish I was still that naive and unaffected by the world I live in. Stupid laws are the personal responsibility of every member of the society without exception. At the absolute least, they are the result of an entire civilization of "good men who do nothing".

If Google wants to "do no evil", they are going to have to stop working within the laws of every society, and they are going to have to play hardball and shoot first with bullets of truth that topple the careers of hypocrites. It's pretty obvious that they have the capacity. If they decide to play with these people, they're going to end up like Deborah Jeane Palfrey, and they're going to deserve it.

These laws don't exist to protect kids with Autism. They exist to protect people like Berlusconi from the consequences of his actions. So, give everyone the truth, and watch your enemies fall to the angry mob.