Researchers urge public to help find BC's biggest trees – Vancouver Sun
Vancouver SunResearchers urge public to help find BC's biggest treesVancouver SunThere's a good chance that the province's largest trees still haven't been identified, and researchers are inviting the public to join the search. The B.C. Big Tree Registry has moved online with the goal of making information about big trees more …
Global Deletion Orders? B.C. Court Orders Google To Remove Websites From its Worldwide Index (michaelgeist)
In the aftermath of the European Court of Justice "right to be forgotten" decision, many asked whether a similar ruling could arise in Canada. While a privacy-related ruling has yet to hit Canada, last week the Supreme Court of British Columbia relied in part on the decision in issuing an unprecedented order requiring Google to remove websites from its global index. The ruling in Equustek Solutions Inc. V. Jack is unusual since its reach extends far beyond Canada. Rather than ordering the company to remove certain links from the search results available through Google.ca, the order intentionally targets the entire database, requiring the company to ensure that no one, anywhere in the world, can see the search results. Note that this differs from the European right to be forgotten ruling, which is limited to Europe.
The implications are enormous since if a Canadian court has the power to limit access to information for the globe, presumably other courts would as well. While the court does not grapple with this possibility, what happens if a Russian court orders Google to remove gay and lesbian sites from its database? Or if Iran orders it remove Israeli sites …
