Google on trial: Privacy, Italian Style

Criminal charges against four Google executives over an allegedly offensive video posting raise troubling questions about the liabilities of Web companies.Who’s responsible for the mountain of user-generated content uploaded onto the Internet every day? That’s the crucial question being asked at a trial set to begin on Feb. 18 in Milan, Italy, involving four Google executives.
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