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French Court Frowns On Autocomplete, Tells Google To Remove Searches

Posted by timothy on from the la-coste-has-an-esalligator dept.

New submitter Lexx Greatrex writes with this excerpt from Ars Technica: "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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  1. Wrong conclusion. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    For profit insurance companies always lose in comparison to mutual companies.That profit margin has got to come from somewhere.

    For-profit insurance companies are crooked by design and run and staffed by blood-sucking larcenous cretins.

    Insurance should be a strictly not-for-profit business, period.

    Come the revolution, insurance "executives" had better pray that there is only enough rope in supply to take care of Wall Street executions, er, "executives".

    1. Re:Wrong conclusion. by ShieldW0lf · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      For profit insurance companies always lose in comparison to mutual companies.That profit margin has got to come from somewhere.

      For-profit insurance companies are crooked by design and run and staffed by blood-sucking larcenous cretins.

      Insurance should be a strictly not-for-profit business, period.

      Come the revolution, insurance "executives" had better pray that there is only enough rope in supply to take care of Wall Street executions, er, "executives".

      Insurance fills the role that used to be filled by a sense of community and good neighbourliness. Insurance exists because when you see the misfortunate, you turn your eyes and walk on by. Not you personally, mister anonymous coward. ALL OF YOU.

      Wall Street executives exist because, collectively, you will only work when you see something in it for you, right away. If you would be industrious without receiving money in exchange and find ways to organize yourselves, Wall Street would be rendered obsolete instantly. You get used and cheated and swindled because it's the only way to get you off your fucking asses. You really don't deserve any better.

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      -1 Uncomfortable Truth
    2. Re:Wrong conclusion. by tbird81 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      Give that smelly homeless cunt some of your money then you sanctimonious prick.