To be more precise, they are requiring Google to remove specific results for searches on a person's name. The problem is that Google gets hundreds of thousands

To be more precise, they are requiring Google to remove specific results for searches on a person's name. The problem is that Google gets hundreds of thousands of these requests, and over 50% of them are deemed to be invalid - a doctor removing links to a malpractice suit against him, for instance. The search engine must make the call on whether the request is valid or not, based on very vague standards. If they don't remove something and is later found to have been wrong, they could be fined up to 4% of their annual revenue or €20M, whichever is greater (that's under pending legislation) http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2015/12/18/the-final-draft-of-europes-right-to-be-forgotten-law/ http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mediapolicyproject/2015/12/18/the-fin...