'Right to be forgotten' on Google only applies in EU, court rules
Source: The Guardian
'Right to be forgotten' on Google only applies in EU, court rules
Europes top court says firm does not have to take sensitive information off global search
Sarah Marsh
@sloumarsh
Tue 24 Sep 2019 11.39 BSTFirst published on Tue 24 Sep 2019 09.07 BST
Google does not have to apply Europes landmark right to be forgotten law globally, the continents highest court has ruled.
The right to be forgotten was enshrined by the European court of justice in 2014, when it said Google must delete inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant data from its results when a member of the public requests it.
On Tuesday, the ECJ ruled that there was no obligation under EU law for a search engine operator to extend the 2014 ruling beyond the EU member states. However, it added that a search engine operator must put measures in place to discourage internet users from going outside the EU to find that information.
The balance between right to privacy and protection of personal data, on the one hand, and the freedom of information of internet users, on the other, is likely to vary significantly around the world, the court said in its decision. The court said the right to be forgotten was not an absolute right.
-snip-
Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/24/victory-for-google-in-landmark-right-to-be-forgotten-case