Topic
Autocomplete Function
5 published works
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Danish Data Protection Authority: Auto-Complete Not Prohibited by GDPR
By Odia Kagan
The auto-complete function is not prohibited by GDPR, says the Danish data protection authority. The search function suggested certain search suggestions automatically including the complainant's name. The purpose of the…
Media Law Prof Blog
The Autocomplete Function and Defamation
Anne S. Y. Cheung, The University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, is publishing Defaming by Suggestion: Searching for Search Engine Liability in the Autocomplete Era in Comparative Perspectives on…
Global Media and Communications Watch
German court denies personality right infringements by autocomplete suggestions
Search engines on the internet and other platforms often use autocomplete functions to facilitate search function for internet users. Steered by software algorithm the autocomplete function allocates popular keywords linked…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Search Engine Operator Liability for Auto-Complete Suggestions
By Morten Petersenn, Florian Brüggemann
Persistent rumors about the past of Germany's former first lady, Bettina Wulff, have brought back a yet undecided discussion about search engine operators’ liability for auto-complete suggestions in Germany. The…
Italy Intellectual Property Blog
Il Tribunale di Pinerolo “assolve” GoogleSuggest.
Dopo aver constatato che, inserendo il proprio nome e cognome nella barra del motore di ricerca Google, il software di completamento automatico GoogleSuggest o Google Autocomplete suggeriva di includere nella…