Google wins case limiting to Europe removal of links to personal data from search results
Tech titan does not have to apply continent’s ‘right to be forgotten’ law globally, top court ruled in a landmark case that pitted privacy rights against freedom of speech
24 September 2019 - 17:12
Luxembourg — Google does not have to apply Europe’s “right to be forgotten” law globally, the continent’s top court ruled on Tuesday in a landmark case that pitted privacy rights against freedom of speech.
The victory for the US tech titan means that, while it must remove links to sensitive personal data from its internet search results in Europe when required, it does not have to scrap them from searches elsewhere in the world...
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