Google flooded with removal requests after EU creates “right to be forgotten”

May 15, 2014

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Earlier this week the European Union Court of Justice created a new “right to be forgotten” in ruling that Google had to delete search results that returned information that private individuals no longer wanted to exist. As a result, Google and government officials indicate a veritable flood of requests have started to pour in requesting the suppression of information that individuals object to being included in search results.

Hamburg's data commissioner reported that eight requests came in the day after the ruling was issued from a variety of people who wanted Google to conceal their tainted history. Comparatively, regulators in Germany typically received around 100 requests per year to remove search results.

Google has indicated they are working on a process for users to file requests to conceal search results. The new procedures should be ready within a couple weeks.

What do you think of the new “right to be forgotten?”

source: 9to5Google

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Raised in North Carolina, Jeff Causey is a licensed CPA in North Carolina. Jeff's past Android devices include an HTC EVO, a Samsung Note II, an LG G3, and a Motorola Moto X Pure Edition along with a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1. He currently uses a Samsung Galaxy S8 and (very rarely) a Nexus 7 (2013). He is also using a Verizon-branded Motorola Moto Z Play Droid supplied by his job. Jeff used to have a pair of Google Glass and a Moto 360 Sport in his stable of gadgets. Unfortunately, his kids have all drunk the Apple Kool-Aid and have i-devices. Life at home often includes demonstrations of the superiority of his Android based devices. In his free time, Jeff is active an active runner usually training for his next marathon, owns a Mazda MX-5 Miata, and plays Dungeons & Dragons. Jeff has three grown kids and a golden retriever.