Google launches 'right to be
forgotten' webform for removal requests
Company responds to EU court ruling empowering
citizens to have certain links about them
deleted from search results
Google has launched a webpage where European
citizens can request that links to information
about them be taken off search results, the
first step to comply with a court ruling
affirming the "right to be forgotten".
The company, which processes more than 90% of
all web searches in Europe, has made available a
webform through which people can submit their
requests but has stopped short of specifying
when it will remove links that meet the criteria
for being taken down.
Google said it had convened a committee of
senior executives and independent experts to try
and craft a long-term approach to dealing with
what is expected to be a barrage of requests
from people in the EU. [...]
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http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/may/30/google-launches-right-to-be-forgotten-webform-for-removal-requests
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