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Whether Google LLC Acted in Breach of DPP 2 or
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L Conclusion
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A Introduction
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The present appeal arose from a complaint lodged by the Appellant
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with the Respondent on 24 May 2018 against Google LLC.
After
investigation, the Respondent made a decision on 19 June 2019 to
terminate the investigation.
The Appellant appealed against the
Respondent,s Decision to this Board.
A1. The Incident, the Links & the Search Results
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The background facts can be summarized as follows. On 2 July
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2014
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the Police arrested a number of persons for participating in an
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unauthorized assembly and obstructing police officers ( the Incident").
According to the Police, the arrested persons refused to leave after a protest
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occupied vehicular roads and blocked the traffic thereby endangering
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public safety and order.
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The Incident together with names and post-titles of the arrested
persons, were widely reported in the news and articles. The Appellant
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name and his posts held in official bodies were published. It is suspected
by the Appellant that a list of the arrested persons and their particulars were
disseminated to various online forums.
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