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Google to provide Tánaiste with user information over crypto 'scam' ads

Summary

Google agreed to give Tánaiste Micheál Martin the names, email addresses and telephone numbers of accounts linked to defamatory "scam" adverts that used his image. The ads appeared on legitimate sites such as the Irish Times and Irish Independent and promoted a cryptocurrency scheme called "Immediate Edge." Martin, who is also Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence, had obtained court permission to sue Google Ireland Ltd and its parent Google LLC for the identity of those behind the ads. The High Court, hearing the case on Thursday, ordered Google to provide the requested information within 21 days, including details of any financial accounts or services used to pay for the ads and IP addresses from which the accounts were accessed. Google will notify account owners before disclosing the data and will not be liable for any incorrect information.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Google to provide Tánaiste with user information over crypto 'scam' ads. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 2023-12-14 Publication

Why: Google must also prove details it has of any financial accounts or services used to pay the internet company or the publication of the adverts and details of any IP addresses from which the accounts were accessed in order to procure the publication of the adverts. CNI source report

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