Wikipedia warns against French attempt to extend EU privacy law globally


  • World
  • Friday, 10 Jun 2016

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales arrives at a news conference in Oviedo, northern Spain, October 22, 2015. REUTERS/Vincent West/File Photo

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales has said an attempt by France to give an online privacy ruling global force is opening up a "disastrous can of worms" and could spur global censorship.

Google appealed last month against an order from the French data protection authority to remove certain web search results globally.

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