Google Faces Challenges in Europe After Privacy Ruling

Google Faces Challenges in Europe After Privacy Ruling
Surprise Decision Could Prove Highly Disruptive to Search-Engine Operators

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Frances Robinson,

Updated May 13, 2014 3:06 p.m. ET

Europe's top court ruled that Google Inc. can be forced to erase links to content about individuals on the Web, a surprise decision that could disrupt search-engine operators and shift the balance between online privacy and free speech across Europe.
Under Tuesday's ruling—which doesn't trigger any specific new enforcement, but sets a strong legal precedent across the European Union—individuals can request that search engines remove links to news articles, court judgments and other documents in search results for their...

A European court has ruled that Internet users have the “right to be forgotten.”

E.U. court: Google must delete some links when asked

Users should have control over their private data.

Washington Post

'It's a rare person who doesn't have something about themselves they would like taken off the internet. So a new ruling from the EU upholding the "right to be forgotten" looks like good news. But behind the lustre lies a much more difficult situation...' (via Comment is free)

Right-to-be-forgotten ruling creates a quagmire for Google et al

EU court's decision will sound good to those who want old photos and...

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