German ex-president’s wife sues Google over search resultsSeptember 10, 2012 - 22:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The wife of the former German president has included Google in legal action to stop rumors about her private life, according to BBC News. When the name Bettina Wulff is typed into Google's search engine, suggested search terms include the words "prostitute" and "red light district". Google says the auto-generated text reflects what others are already searching for online. Mrs Wulff denies she has ever worked as a prostitute. German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung reported that Mrs Wulff had given a sworn declaration denying all allegations relating to prostitution or escort work before her marriage. The rumors have spread both online and in various media outlets. It has been reported they were started in order to disrupt her husband Christian Wulff's political career. German newspaper Die Spiegel reports she has spent over two years fighting allegations she was once employed as an escort. "Her lawyers have already issued 34 successful cease-and-desist orders, including one against a prominent German television personality this weekend," the paper notes. The same paper says a defamation suit was launched against Google last week. Google Northern Europe spokeswoman Kay Oberbeck said the site's search terms were "algorithmically generated" and "include the popularity of the entered search terms". "All terms that appear have been previously entered by Google users," she added in a statement. The same text generates in rival search engine Bing.com. In March 2012 Google was ordered to disable the autocomplete function relating to search results for an unnamed man in Japan, who said his name was being associated with crimes he had not committed. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |