Google Says Right To Be Forgotten Should Be Limited To EU
A Google-commissioned report ia advising that the Internet giant implement the right to be forgotten only in Europe.
Google set up its eight-member panel last year to draw up a report, published on Friday, on how to implement the "right to be forgotten" ruling from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in May.
The report is non-binding and carries no legal weight.
In May the European Court of Justice ruled that a person has the right to request the removal of search engine links to information that is inadequate, irrelevant, no longer relevant, or excessive. The removal isn?t automatic if requested. There needs to be a balance between the individual?s privacy and public?s right to know in making a decision to remove a link.
Since May Google has only implemented the ruling on European Internet domains like Google.ie, Google.co.uk, Google.fr and Google.de. Google's advisory panel endorsed - though not unanimously - Google's approach.
The Google panel's recommendation and Google's implementation are at odds with the position of the Article 29 Working Party, the organization of all European data protection authorities. The group has said the right should be applied to all Google Internet domains, including Google.com.
The report is non-binding and carries no legal weight.
In May the European Court of Justice ruled that a person has the right to request the removal of search engine links to information that is inadequate, irrelevant, no longer relevant, or excessive. The removal isn?t automatic if requested. There needs to be a balance between the individual?s privacy and public?s right to know in making a decision to remove a link.
Since May Google has only implemented the ruling on European Internet domains like Google.ie, Google.co.uk, Google.fr and Google.de. Google's advisory panel endorsed - though not unanimously - Google's approach.
The Google panel's recommendation and Google's implementation are at odds with the position of the Article 29 Working Party, the organization of all European data protection authorities. The group has said the right should be applied to all Google Internet domains, including Google.com.
