Google won its fight against tougher "right to be forgotten" rules after Europe's top court said on Tuesday it does not have to remove links to sensitive personal data worldwide, rejecting a French demand. The case is seen as a test of whether Europe can extend its laws beyond its borders and whether individuals can demand the removal of personal data from internet search results without stifling free speech and legitimate public interest. "Currently, there is no obligation under EU law, for a search engine operator who grants a request for de-referencing made by a data subject... to carry out such a de-referencing on all the versions of its search engine," the European Court of Justice (CJEU) said. Read More...
FILE PHOTO: Logo of Google is seen at VivaTech fair in Paris
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Google does not have to remove links to sensitive personal data globally, the European Union’s top court said on Tuesday as it ruled on the fight between the U.S. tech giant and French privacy regulators.
France’s privacy watchdog CNIL in 2016 fined Google 100,000 euros for refusing to delist sensitive information from internet search results globally upon request in what is called the “right to be forgotten”.
The cases are C-507/17 Google and C-136/17 G.C. e.a.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee, Editing by Gabriela Baczynska)
