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ARTICLE · 03 DECEMBER 2014

Data & Privacy Update - 27 November 2014

Parliament’s intelligence and security committee sternly criticised a large unnamed US internet company and stated that Fusilier Lee Rigby's murder might have been prevented.

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Commons inquiry rebukes Facebook over Rigby killing

Following an investigation by parliament's intelligence and security committee into the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby 18 months ago, the committee sternly criticised a large unnamed US internet company, believed to be Facebook, and stated that the murder might have been prevented had security services had access to the online exchanges of one of the killers. UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, told parliament that he is willing to consider new laws to compel internet companies to disclose such communications.

UK's first "right to be forgotten" case settles

Daniel Hegglin, a UK businessman who took Google to court over the inclusion of malicious web postings about him in its search results, reached a settlement with the firm this week, the details of which have not been disclosed. Counsel for Mr Hegglin told the court that the settlement "includes efforts on Google's part to remove the abusive material from

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