Right To Be Forgotten

• Google won’t comply with ‘right to be forgotten,’ privacy watchdog says

  Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne has recommended Google de-list articles about a criminal charge that was dropped, but says Google won't implement the recommendation.

  Tech

  Aug 27, 2025
  
• The case for not naming those not yet convicted of crimes

  'Innocent until proven guilty' is a talking point we all pay lip service to, even though most of us don't really buy into it, Matt Gurney says.

  Commentary

  Jan 2, 2019
  
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• Google heads to Europe’s top court to fight order to remove search results worldwide

  Google is going to Europe's top court in its legal fight against an order requiring it to extend "right to be forgotten" rules to its search engines globally.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2018
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• Italian woman commits suicide after her leaked sex tape became a meme

  The suicide of a 31-year-old Italian woman has ignited debate about revenge porn laws, after her leaked sex tape became a viral meme online.

  World

  Sep 16, 2016
• Google rejects EU anti-trust allegations as flawed in ‘fact, law and economics’

  Google rejected on Thursday a complaint by Europe's competition watchdog that the Internet giant is abusing its dominance in Web searches to promote its own products.

  Tech

  Aug 28, 2015
• Google to close Spain’s Google News, block Spanish news reports

  Google announced Thursday it will close Google News in Spain and block reports from Spanish publishers from more than 70 Google News international editions.

  Tech

  Dec 11, 2014
• Billionaire allowed to sue Google over autocomplete results

  A court has ruled that a Hong Kong tycoon can sue Google over its autocomplete results suggesting he has links to organized crime.

  Tech

  Aug 6, 2014
• Google launches advisory council on ‘right to be forgotten’

  Google has created an advisory council regarding the “right to be forgotten” ruling in order to weigh the public’s right to know versus an individual’s right to privacy.

  Tech

  Jul 11, 2014
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• Fraud, sex, post-it art: Google cuts search links

  Google says the number of requests from people seeking to have some search results removed in Europe has jumped to 70,000 by the end of June.

  Tech

  Jul 3, 2014
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• Google starts deleting European search results

  Google has begun deleting some search results at the request of its users, following the right to be forgotten ruling in Europe.

  Tech

  Jun 26, 2014