Google has started to remove search results in certain cases in Europe, in compliance with the EU’s new “right to be forgotten” rules. The EU last month ruled that the company must allow individuals to request the removal of links to news articles, court judgments, and other documents that might turn up in results when searches are conducted on their names. The ruling stipulates that Google needs to weigh a person’s right to privacy against the public interest in having specific information about that person available.
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Google Starts Purging Search Results in Europe
Posted by: Kris Holt June 26, 2014 03:44 PMGoogle has started to remove search results in certain cases in Europe, in compliance with the EU’s new “right to be forgotten” rules. The EU last month ruled that the company must allow individuals to request the removal of links to news articles, court judgments, and other documents that might turn up in results when searches are conducted on their names. The ruling stipulates that Google needs to weigh a person’s right to privacy against the public interest in having specific information about that person available.