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This is a spin that Google itself wants to give this law, but by European law the search provider must weigh individual vs. public interest, and if there is val
by wsy 9y ago
This is a spin that Google itself wants to give this law, but by European law the search provider must weigh individual vs. public interest, and if there is valid public interest, keep the information online.
See e.g. here for more background https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/04/google_peston_bbc_delisting_not_compliant_w_public_interest_law_says_expert/ https://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/04/google_peston_bbc_d...
- zeveb 9y agoThe court case which created the so-called 'right to be forgotten' was about someone who wanted his poor credit erased from the historical record. One would imagine that there's a public interest in knowing if someone is a poor credit risk: anyone he asks for money has a need to know.