Submission + - Google Privacy Counsel Facing Criminal Charges
ProfJonathan writes: "According to this story in the IAPP's Privacy Advisor, Google's global privacy counsel, Peter Fleischer, is facing criminal charges in Italy for defamation based upon a user's posting of a video to Google Video. Mr. Fleischer was on his way to the University of Milan for a speaking engagement when he was met by Italian law enforcement officials.
As with the 1997 case of Compuserve's Felix Somm and the 2006 arrest of the CEO of BetOnSportsUK in Texas during a layover on a trip to Costa Rica, this case once again highlights the risks faced by executives and employees of online companies whose activities may be legal and protected in their own countries, but illegal elsewhere in the world.
Troubling, and worth watching. {Jonathan}"
