[governance] Google Wi-Fi gaffe breached Privacy Act

[Chaitanya Dhareshwar]

Surely they dont become OWNERS of the IP/copyright!!??

On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 1:19 AM, Imran Ahmed Shah <ias_pk at yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> Dear Sala,
> >Breach of privacy (when caught) = apology
>
> As the case of Google settled a case by paying $00m and become the owner
> of the IP/copyright material of its users.
>
>
> >A few key governance issues come to mind (especially when one thinks of
> what Marilia had raised about Facebook and arbitrarily taking down pictures)
>
> Everyone has a minimal right of the protection of his privacy when s/he is
> browsing anonymously, he has protection of knowing others that who is he,
> what he is doing.
>
> But suddenly lost his rights when s/he use Google Apps or even Google
> Search engine. Why?
>
> >Who should the the likes of multinational organizations like Google,
> Facebook be answerable to?
>
> >Is there a basic minimum standard of acceptable behavior or does it
> differ with jurisdictions?
>
> These big organizations has influence on legislation and policy
> development process directly or indirectly.
>
> Google anti-SOPA/PIPA
> petition shows 4.5m vote.
>
> >Do we just leave it to the countries to deal with these multinationals
> such as in the case of Germany when they rebuked Facebook for the "like"
> feature or in India with Vinay Rai when he took Google, Facebook to the New
> Delhi High Court to get them to take down obscene publications or in the
> case of Australia as described in the link that Imran sent?
>
> I suggest that this governance issue must be discussed on global forum
> (instead of leaving this policy making process by countries individually),
> and to provide guidance a statement should be released in favor of the
> Global Internet Users Community, (the public) and should try to bring these
> big organizations on a dialogue table to negotiate with them to change
> their Anti-Privacy activities.
>
> Regards
>
> Imran
>
>
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