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Google starts accepting 'right to be forgotten' requests in Europe |
May 30, 2014
Google has started accepting requests from Europeans wanting to remove search links to information on them that they find objectionable, following a controversial ruling earlier this month by the Court of Justice of the European Union.Asserting the people’s right to be forgotten after a certain time, the court ruled that people who want search engines to forget them by removing search results referring to their names can file a request to do so directly with the operator of the search engine, which must then assess the merits of the request. A refusal by the operator can be appealed in a court.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2324540/google-starts-accepting-right-to-be-forgotten-requests-in-europe.html#tk.rss_all
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