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I personally think Google is overreacting, but also I think Cnet could have done the story without publishing the man's home address.
If I can find someone's Social Security number with Google, does that give me the right to print it in a news story? No, that would clearly be out of the question. I guess it depends on where each side draws the line. I would have said in the story that I had found this, this, and this, leaving in a couple less important details for substance.
I am certainly mixed on the issue, and I agree that taking it out on the whole of Cnet is overboard. However, I'm not surprised. Maybe a little disappointed in Google management.
For that you cut off an entire organisation?
Nope. For doing it repeatedly, even after being asked not to, you cut off an entire organization.
For doing it repeatedly, even after being asked not to
They've been repeatedly printing personal details ... of various employees? You wouldn't happen to have links to the offending articles, would you? I'm very curious.
Nope. All I have is word of mouth.
In another topic entirely....
Podcasting from Spaaaaace.
I think they should've banned CNET on account of the fact that their site blows.
Yes, this. Not to mention what CNET did to mp3.com and tvtome.com.
seriously. who the fuck is behind it?
tvtome.com was very slow, but useful. I swear there's not as much info on tv.com, and what there is is more mouse-clicks away. Plus, it hates Opera. I may shift to starting my queries at epguides.com instead.
epguides.com - the summary links for each ep link to tv.com
just FYI
but the epguides site fucking loads quicker.
