"Canadian courts can force internet search leader Google to remove results worldwide, the country's top court ruled on Wednesday, drawing criticism from civil liberties groups arguing such a move sets a precedent for censorship on the internet. In its 7-2 decision, Canada's Supreme Court found that a court in the country can grant an injunction preventing conduct anywhere in the world when it is necessary to ensure the injunction's effectiveness. 'The internet has no borders - its natural habitat is global,' the Supreme Court wrote in its judgment. 'The only way to ensure that the interlocutory injunction attained its objective was to have it apply where Google operates - globally.'..." http://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-google-idUSKBN19J27N?il=0
If this comes to effect, then any country can enforce worldwide censorship. I never thought that Canada would be first country to try something like that.
Nor would I have expected that from the Canada of my youth, but many "political correctness" restrictions have been imposed since then, in Canada as elsewhere.
A valid rationale with very dangerous and problematic possible/probable consequences. A conundrum for the application of International Law. Does not appear to be based on Canada's Constitution Acts. I'm certain Alphabet's lobbyists have already drafted a law to defeat or restrict it. Dunno nuttin about Canada's Constitution Acts, but if it's anything like The USA Constituion, such a law would be doable.
Wouldn't bother me, but if they're going block countries that apply their own laws extraterritorially, they really don't need to start so far north.
I don't disagree. No country should be allowed to make "laws" that apply to the entire world. I don't think anyone wants to be limited to something like North Korea's interpretation of "The Internet".
