EU court backs 'right to be forgotten' in Google case

[Maestro]

13 May 2014 Last updated at 12:40 GMT

EU court backs 'right to be forgotten' in Google case

A top EU court has ruled Google must amend some search results at the request of ordinary people in a test of the so-called "right to be forgotten".

The European Union Court of Justice said links to "irrelevant" and outdated data should be erased on request.

The case was brought by a Spanish man who complained that an auction notice of his repossessed home on Google's search results infringed his privacy.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-27388289

-- BBC 2014-05-13

[Thailand]

A huge backward step, amazing decision.

Thai judges involved perhaps,sorry, could not resist it!

[Maestro]

Google search results may indicate 'right to be forgotten' censorship
Search engine considering alert at bottom of results pages to show links have been removed after landmark EU privacy ruling

Josh Halliday
theguardian.com, Sunday 8 June 2014 14.33 BST

Google is planning to flag up search results it has censored following a controversial ruling that allows European citizens the right to demand information on them be erased.

The search engine is considering placing an alert at the bottom of each page where it has removed links in the wake of the landmark "right to be forgotten" ruling last month.

The decision by Europe's highest court allows people living in Europe to ask for links to "inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant" material to be removed from search results, although it will still be available on the original web page.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/08/google-search-results-indicate-right-to-be-forgotten-censorship

-- The Guardian 2014-06-08