I'm a strong believer in personal privacy, and I also think that there are reasonable arguments for "forgetting" (in the sense we're using it here) information

I'm a strong believer in personal privacy, and I also think that there are reasonable arguments for "forgetting" (in the sense we're using it here) information about individuals under some circumstances, sometimes even if that information is correct. However, this article makes a valid point. When operating in Europe, of course you have to comply with the European legal framework, and the meaning of "operating in Europe" is reasonably clear and has absolutely nothing to do with accessing data via a European national TLD. However, absent relevant laws or other agreements, I see no reason at all that what information people in one nation provide to people in another nation should be constrained by the wishes of people in a third nation. That sort of extra-territorial influence would set a very unhealthy precedent, for exactly the kinds of reasons the author set out here.