Google and other search engine providers can be ordered to delete links to outdated information about a person published on the Internet, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled. The decision this week by the European Court of Justice on what has been dubbed ‘the right to be forgotten’ is a landmark judgement which I predict will see a sea-change in the way search engines, social networking sites and other websites hold information that is deemed in the public interest or not. The digital revolution has advanced at such a rapid rate that it seems legislative reforms have
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Complaints down, but major revelations around state intelligence agencies focus attention on privacy rights The Data Protection Commissioner’s (DPC) Report for 2013 shows that while complaints were down overall compared to the previous year, 910 versus 1,349, there was a marked concentration of complaints around requests for access. More than half (57%) of complaints investigated in 2013 related to difficulties gaining access to personal data held by organisations, with 517 complaints in this category. A breakdown of the complaints show that electronic direct marketing accounted for less than a quarter (22.4%), while most other complaints were in the low
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Demistifying Search Engine Optimisation What is SEO? SEO stands for Search Engine Optimisation – an effective way to drive traffic to your website organically and enhancing the chances of your website being ranked in the top results of a Search Engine by adding key words, tags, titles and descriptors to content shared on your website. Search Engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo work using algorithms (which constantly change may I add) so it is important to keep up to date with these. Why SEO? SEO is very important when you own a website because people rely
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Young Minds Online Goes to Leinster House 6th Year Salerno Secondary School student Sophie Burke has presented a course for teenagers to Minister for Education Minister Ruairí Quinn. The Leaving Certificate student took a day out of her studies to meet Minister Quinn in his office in Leinster House to share details of Young Minds Online. The Minister was impressed with Sophie’s presentation and congratulated her on her work to protect young people’s online reputation. He also wished her well in her forthcoming Leaving Certificate. 18-year old Sophie along with her mum Joanne Sweeney-Burke founder and CEO of Media Box
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