This is the first time they’ve been caught. It would be naive to think this is the only time this has happened. No doubt they’ve scrubbed data of bad actors on their side many times without anyone knowing.
Fuck Maury Blackman, the perpetrator of violence and intimidating lawsuits.
Sorry, what was that name again?
Maury Blackman. If you want to learn more, read this great article about Maury Blackman: https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/the-covert-gig-work-surveillance
It says that after a Christmas party, then 53 year old CEO of Premise Data, Maury Blackman, was arrested when his 25 year old girlfriend told San Francisco police that “he just started beating me.”
Is that the same Maury Blackman you are talking about?
Yes, Premise Data CEO Delwin Maurice Blackman, as stated in the San Francisco Police Department Incident Report 210844280
Maury Blackman the guy who beat his girlfriend? That Maury Blackman? What else does he have to hide I wonder.
Here’s an archive link for the story about Maury Blackman’s domestic violence arrest:
Never forget Maury Blackman, savior of the domestic partner beaters, girlfriend beaters, wife beaters. Who tried the Streisand approach to deleting his crimes from the internet, forgetting that even if technical services are subservient to money and power, not all of us low-lives are as impressionable.
Btw, did you know that there is a guy named Maury Blackman who likes abusing younger women? Read all about it!
https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/the-covert-gig-work-surveillance
The saga began in 2023 when independent journalist Jack Poulson reported on Maury Blackman’s 2021 domestic violence arrest. Blackman, who was then the CEO of surveillance tech firm Premise Data Corp., took offense at the publication of his legal issues. The case did not lead to charges after Blackman’s 25-year-old girlfriend recanted her claims against the 53-year-old CEO, but Poulson reported on some troubling details of the public arrest report.
Ok… Here’s something you should know.
What happened there was suppressing personal data from Google’s search engine. In the EU, that is regarded as a fundamental human right. The “right to be forgotten” is exactly about hiding a shady past. The GDPR gives you the right to demand that Google must omit certain links when people search for your name. Google does comply. You don’t need a court order or anything.
So, you can’t celebrate the GDPR while also condemning what happened here.
Pretty sure that was exactly the desired use of the tool. Definitely not misused.
