No "safe harbour" in Italy

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So Google lost a case in Italy about a video being uploaded

Google Officials Convicted in Italian Privacy Case
Milan Judge Oscar Magi ruled today that David Drummond, Google’s senior vice president of corporate development, and Peter Fleischer, global privacy counsel, as well as George Reyes, a former chief financial officer, were guilty of privacy violations. They were sentenced to six-month terms, which were suspended. Google said it plans to appeal the “astonishing decision.”

The ruling means employees of hosting platforms like Google Video are “criminally responsible” for content uploaded by users, Google said.

http://www.businessweek.com/news/201...ppeal-set.html

Since Italy is part of the EU, this outcome may become the standard for all the Eurpoean countries.

In other Google news they are under investigation for anti-trust practices in Europe & USA for unfair business practices.

If you have been watching any of the search engine boards recently, there has been a firestorm about Google's practices. Adwords bans, personalized search, top placements going to their own properties, opt-out only privacy settings, etc.