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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Seattle utility wants $17,
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Sat Jul 12 13:53:28 2014
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 10:32:48 -0700
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Seattle utility wants $17,500 refund after failure to scrub negative
search results
(Ars Technica): http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/07/seattle-utility-wants-17500-refund-after-failure-to-scrub-negative-search-results/
Brand.com "enhances online branding and clears negatives by blanketing
search results with positive content" in an attempt to counteract
unwanted search engine results. City Light signed a contract with the
company in October 2013 and extended it in February 2014. The
contracts authorized payments of up to $47,500.
E-mails obtained by Ars show that a Brand.com campaign manager
researched how to get the Seattle Weekly piece de-indexed from Google
search results in the United States. Carrasco himself even asked
Hamilton, who in turn, asked Brand.com, if the new European Union
"right to be forgotten" ruling could be applied to getting rid of this
pesky story. (It could not.)
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