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Google grapples with Europe's 'right to be forgotten'
In 2012, a Spanish man went to court to request the removal of a Google search result. The man, who was protected by the European Union's "right to be forgotten" on the internet, wanted the removal of a link that pointed to an article about an auction for his foreclosed home. His case was referred to the European Court of Justice, which resulted in a landmark ruling by the EU that means that Google now has to allow individuals to request the removal of certain links from its search results. The 2014 ruling was designed to allow people the chance to omit "inadequate, irrelevant, or no longer relevant" links about themselves from search results, but Google has complained about its adoption, arguing it infringes on freedom of expression.
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July 11, 2014
Google's top lawyer says EU's 'right to be forgotten' restricts freedom of expression
David Drummond says results are removed after 'vague and subjective tests'
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June 24, 2014
This site is trying to make Google forget you
Forget.me will simplify the process requiring Google to remove some search results
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May 13, 2014
Google must remove links to personal material upon request, European court rules
The right to be forgotten
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September 5, 2013
Google goes to court over sex party photos
Former FIA president Max Mosley urges French judges to strike notorious images from the digital record
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March 30, 2012
Vint Cerf comes down hard on the EU's proposed 'right to be forgotten' policy
Vint Cerf, often considered the father of the internet, came down hard on the European Union's loosely defined "right to be forgotten" policy. Cerf says the policy would be nearly impossible to implement without severely hindering individual rights.
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March 5, 2012
Spain challenges Google with 'right to be forgotten' in EU
Spain's highest court has just asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to decide whether requests by Spanish citizens to delete data from Google's search engine are lawful.