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Friday 3 October 2014
Google deletes celeb pics after threatening letter
Google has removed “tens of
thousands” of nude pictures stolen from
celebrities and published online.
A statement from the web giant said it has
deleted photos “within hours” of requests being
made and has “closed hundreds of accounts.” It
comes after reports Hollywood entertainment
lawyer Marty Singer has threatened to sue Google
for “violating privacy”. The New York Post
published a letter addressed to senior staff at
Google.
The letter states that Google failed “to act
expeditiously, and responsibly to remove the
images” and “was perpetuating the despicable
conduct of these habitual pervert predators”.
Cara Delevingne and Jennifer Lawrence were
among the group of stars targeted by cyber
thieves who posted their stolen pictures on sites
including 4Chan. Although the women involved in
the potential lawsuit have not been named, the
legal papers stated: “We are litigation counsel for
over a dozen celebrities.”
In his letter, Marty Singer said, the female stars
would seek damages for Google’s “blatantly
unethical behaviour” and “knowingly
accommodating, facilitating, and perpetuating the
unlawful conduct” of the hackers.
The high profile lawyer added: “Google knows the
images are hacked stolen property, private and
confidential photos and videos unlawfully
obtained and posted by pervert predators who
are violating the victims’ privacy rights”.
In response, Google said: “Our turnaround is
generally hours, not weeks. “Of course people
continue to post these images on the web, so -
like other online services - we rely on people
notifying us to help us take them down, whether
by flagging content, or filing DMCA (Digital
Millennium Copyright Act) requests.”
Other celebs to be targeted by cyber thieves are
Kate Upton, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian and horror
star Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
Pitch Perfect actress Anna Kendrick has also
reportedly had photos of herself fully-clothed
published on Reddit and 4Chan. According to Mr
Singer’s legal document, some of the photos have
also turned up on YouTube and Blogspot, owned
by Google.
Google said: “We’re removing these photos for
community guidelines and policy violations (eg
nudity and privacy violation) on YouTube, Blogger
and Google+.
“For search we have historically taken a different
approach as we reflect what’s online - but we
remove these images when we receive valid
copyright (DMCA) notices.”
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