Google gets 348,085 ‘forget’ requests in Europe

A report released on 25 November 2015 by Google said that the company had received 348,085 requests for information to be removed from internet search results from individuals in EU countries since the European Court of Justice ruling in May 2014.

The ECJ had ruled that citizens have a right to request that Google delete their data from search results in a case that sought to see whether private citizens could leave the engine's grid.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: European Court of Justice orders Google to delete personal data http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-court-of-justice-orders-google-to-delete-personal-data/

ESO: Background information: Google ordered to remove news links by UK authority http://www.europeansources.info/record/google-ordered-to-remove-news-links-by-uk-authority/

Google: Requests to Remove Content: Transparency Report: European privacy requests for search removals http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/europeprivacy/

The Conversation, 29.03.16: Can you ever remove nasty internet content about yourself? http://theconversation.com/can-you-ever-remove-nasty-internet-content-about-yourself-56401

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