Category: Google
February 6, 2019
Do You See Your Photo When You Google Yourself? by Alyssa Peek
Have you ever tried to Google yourself and a photo of someone else with your name shows up? It may not seem like a big deal, but when a recent client told me her story,…
September 21, 2018
Can the “Right to be Forgotten” on Google Come to America?
Dan Shefet is the Paris-based attorney who was the first to enforce the principles of the “Right to Be Forgotten” — pursuant to a ruling from the European Court of Justice — before an EU…
April 30, 2017
How Google’s New Updates Will Impact Reputation Management
Google has just launched an attack on “fake news and problematic content,” including “rumors, urban myths, slurs or derogatory topics.” That is good news for anyone (and any organization) plagued by such issues. It is…
March 13, 2017
AAID Announces Support for the Right to be Forgotten in New York
The Association for Accountability and Internet Democracy (AAID) announced today that it supports the Right to be Forgotten bill in the state of New York. The bill is being presented by Assemblyman David I. Weprin. In…
March 3, 2017
Free Speech, Internet Laws and the "Right to be Forgotten"
We are all increasingly hearing about hot button issues such as fake news controversies, the “digital divide” and the range of narratives influencing public opinion on the internet. In the United States, those issues are…
February 26, 2017
Dan Shefet: Creator of the Internet’s Ombudsman
Dan Shefet is a Paris-based attorney whose firm, Cabinet Shefet, specializes in internet, intellectual and competition law. When he forced Google to remove links to defamatory information about him in 2014, the case made worldwide headlines.…
September 18, 2016
Managing Your Reputation Without Google Penalties
Over 3 billion people worldwide now use the Internet. That number grows each day, making a compelling argument for strategically using the internet to showcase your reputation capital. Online reputation management (ORM) helps people achieve…
August 5, 2015
Growing Pains for “Right to Be Forgotten”
The New York Times today published “‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Online Could Spread,” an article discussing the imminent proliferation of ‘right to be forgotten’ laws and the problems they could cause. So far, the law…