In Brief: Google’s search engine “not-guilty” decision could offer other tech companies protection from defamation claims
The ruling from an Austrian high court deemed the company not liable for defamatory content on websites it provides links to.
The ruling from an Austrian high court deemed the company not liable for defamatory content on websites it provides links to.
Google flagged two US fathers for child abuse after the parents sent photos to their child’s pediatrician to diagnose their sons’ illnesses. This raises significant concern, since these are almost certainly not isolated cases and there was no intermediate step provided by Google to be able to check validity before misinformation was shared with authorities.
This adds to concerns raised by India’s decision to table its data privacy law initiative.
Reports emerged at the weekend that Salesforce was in advanced talks to acquire data management and integration platform Informatica. The deal would be Salesforce’s largest since acquiring Slack in 2021, and shares fell 7% Monday on the news. Informatica would add more advanced technical capabilities to the Salesforce product line.