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Colombian Supreme Court recognizes right to be forgotten

On Aug. 31, 2015, the Colombian Supreme Court issued an important decision that recognizes a right to be forgotten for criminal defendants who have completed their sentences. Search engines are obligated to remove information related to the crime from searches of the person's name if the person has completed the punishment rendered.  (More here.)

Zuckerberg visits Colombia to launch free Internet.org app, 1st country in Latin America

Mark Zuckerberg visited Colombia and President Juan Manuel Santos to launch a free Internet.org app for smartphones that will enable subscribers of local phone service Tigo to get free Internet access to a limited number of free services, including Facebook and several government sites such as "Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación, an education assessment service and Agronet, a service that provides information on agriculture and rural development."  The list of free services includes:

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AccuWeather
Agronet
BabyCenter & MAMA
Facebook
Girl Effect
Instituto Colombiano para la Evaluación de la Educación
Messenger
Mitula
Para la Vida
Su Dinero
Tambero.com
UNICEF
Wikipedia
YoAprendo

 

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