We’re evaluating how best to address this issue, have already started running tests on the subject, and always welcome feedback.” Google responded to the autocomplete concerns as well, stating, “Because the feature is algorithmic, some autocomplete entries may include phrases that potentially relate to rogue pharmacies. Hood was also concerned about Google’s autocomplete feature because it offered the words “no prescription” when a user searched for “buy oxycodone online.” “We have always removed from our search results any page found by a legitimate court to be unlawful, whether an online pharmacy or otherwise,” wrote legal director Adam Barea.
Google did agree that “rogue pharmacies” are a matter of public concern, and that they will abide by any court ruling that determines web content to be illegal. It’s not Google’s place to determine what content should be censored – that responsibility belongs with the courts and the lawmakers. Filtering a website from search results won’t remove it from the web, or block other websites that link to that website.
Search results reflect the web and what’s online – the good and the bad. Google posted a response on their Public Policy blog, stating:
“Google is aiding and abetting criminal activity and putting consumers at risk,” says Hood, “This is of grave concern to the chief law enforcement officers of this nation.” The attorney general heads an intellectual property section of the National Association of Attorneys General and is urging other attorney generals to follow his lead.Īccording to a report on Reuters, Hood was frustrated with Google’s refusal to block sites that sell illegal products. Mississippi attorney general Jim Hood will subpoena Google records and emails to determine if Google facilitated the sale of drugs without a prescription and other illegal products, including counterfeit copies of movies, games and music.
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