SYDNEY: Google has suspended an email alerting system in New Zealand following criticism by the government for publishing suppressed details of a murder case, the company said on July 5. The name of a man accused of the killing has been suppressed by a court but it appeared in Google Trends emails listing top search terms in New Zealand. "We understand the sensitivity around this issue and we have suspended Google Trends emails about searches trending in New Zealand," a Google spokeswoman said in an email. Millane, who was travelling after finishing university, went missing in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, on Dec 1. Police found her body in a bush area just a few metres from a scenic drive in Auckland's Waitakere Ranges.

Source: The Star July 05, 2019 07:52 UTC