Google back in court arguing against a global ‘right to be forgotten’

ronjor · Sep 11, 2018

Natasha Lomas@riptari

Google’s lawyers are in Europe’s top court today arguing against applying the region’s so-called ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling globally domains, rather only geo-limiting delistings to European sub-domains (as it does now).
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mirimir · Sep 11, 2018

This will be horrible if it goes global. We'll really need a new search service.

BriggsAndStratton · Sep 11, 2018

mirimir said: ↑

This will be horrible if it goes global. We'll really need a new search service.
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EASTER · Sep 12, 2018

BriggsAndStratton said: ↑

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mirimir · Sep 12, 2018

BriggsAndStratton said: ↑

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So will they ignore "right to be forgotten" orders?

ronjor · Jan 10, 2019

Google can limit 'right to be forgotten' to EU says top court adviser

Douglas Busvine, Gwénaëlle Barzic January 10, 2019
FRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) - Google can limit the “right to be forgotten” to internet searches made in the European Union, an adviser to the bloc’s top court said on Thursday, backing an appeal by the U.S. search giant against a French fine.
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Beyonder · Jan 10, 2019

mirimir said: ↑

So will they ignore "right to be forgotten" orders?
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Of course not. If it's EU law, it applies to every corporation in the EU.

Minimalist · Feb 13, 2019

The right to be forgotten online could soon be forgotten

A case between Google and France’s data protection authority, Commission nationale de l'information et des libertés (CNIL), saw the European Court of Justice (ECJ) rule that the right to be forgotten was not enforceable globally, and that legislative protections of this “right” only applied in Europe. Some say that this ruling puts the ‘right’ to privacy at stake.

But I would argue that the internet has always been about freedom, so we should not expect to have our ‘desire’ for privacy confused with a ‘right.’ Because of the open nature of the internet, everyone who has access to our information is technically free to take it and do with it what they please. It is therefore sensible for individual internet users to proactively defend our online identities, without relying on arbitrary protective legislation to ensure we are not abused.
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https://securitybrief.co.nz/story/the-right-to-be-forgotten-online-could-soon-be-forgotten

Minimalist · Sep 23, 2019

Europe's top court to rule on 'right to be forgotten' Google case on September 24

Europe's top court will rule on Sept. 24 whether Alphabet Inc unit Google must remove links to sensitive personal data worldwide or in Europe only in a case that pits privacy rights against the right of free speech.
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https://www.itnews.com.au/news/euro...-forgotten-google-case-on-september-24-531333

mirimir · Sep 23, 2019

The cases test the region's right to extend its laws beyond its borders and a ruling against Google may even embolden authoritarian governments to demand the removal of any topic they want, legal observers said.
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Interesting question. This is an EU court, ruling on Google's activity worldwide. So why not a Chinese court? Or a Saudi Arabian court? Or a Vatican court?

ronjor · Sep 24, 2019

Google does not have to apply ‘right to be forgotten’ globally, EU court rules

Silvia Amaro@Silvia_Amaro Chloe Taylor@ChloeTaylor141 24 sep 2019
Key Points
The ECJ’s ruling states that Google’s delisting of search results that concerned EU citizens only applies in the bloc’s 28 member states.
A Google spokesperson was not immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC.
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mirimir · Sep 24, 2019

Far out Sanity triumphs!

But I can't deny that the drama might have been amusing

guest · Sep 25, 2019

Experts Question ECJ’s Right to be Forgotten Ruling
September 25, 2019
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/experts-question-ecjs-right-to-be/

Google’s victory in a landmark right to be forgotten case asks more questions than it answers, according to legal and technology experts.
However, some argued that the ruling undermines the right to be forgotten by failing to institute the law globally.

“Google is normally able to detect visitors from Europe to its global search engines and block them from seeing certain web pages containing sensitive information about individuals from queries made using their names,” explained Simon Migliano, head of research at Top10VPN.
“However, anyone connected to a VPN server located outside Europe will evade such detection and be able to view those results regardless of any 'right to be forgotten' decision in place. This loophole highlights the significant limitations of geo-restricting contentious web content in this day and age.”
Mishcon de Reya data protection adviser, Jon Baines, added that there are still question marks over what happens to the UK if it leaves the EU without a deal.

Ron Moscona, a partner at international law firm Dorsey & Whitney, explained that the ruling has failed to add clarity on how and when the GDPR should be limited in scope to within the EU.
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ronjor · Mar 12, 2020

Google Will Appeal Latest GDPR Fine
Apurva Venkat (VenkatApurva) March 12, 2020

Sweden's Privacy Watchdog Hits Company With $8 Million Penalty
Google will appeal the latest General Data Protection Regulation fine levied against the company. Sweden's Data Protection Authority fined the company 75 million kroner ($7.8 million) for failure to remove search results related to "right-to-be-forgotten" requests under GDPR.
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guest · Jul 19, 2020

Belgian DPA Issues its Largest Fine to Date for Non-Compliance with the Right to Be Forgotten
July 14, 2020
https://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/2...on-compliance-with-the-right-to-be-forgotten/

On July 14, 2020, the Litigation Chamber of the Belgian Data Protection Authority (the “Belgian DPA”) imposed a €600,000 fine on Google Belgium SA (“Google”) for non-compliance with the right to be forgotten.

The Belgian DPA’s investigation was triggered by a complaint regarding Google’s refusal to dereference outdated articles relating to a public figure in Belgium. Following its investigation, the Belgian DPA found that Google had been negligent in refusing to honor the claimant’s request to remove links to outdated information regarding an unfounded harassment complaint, which could potentially have a significant impact on the concerned individual’s reputation.
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guest · Nov 30, 2020

ronjor said: ↑

Google Will Appeal Latest GDPR Fine
Apurva Venkat (VenkatApurva) March 12, 2020
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Sweden court rejects Google’s appeal in data privacy case
November 24, 2020
https://www.jurist.org/news/2020/11/sweden-court-rejects-googles-appeal-in-data-privacy-case/

The Administrative Court of Stockholm on Monday rejected Google’s appeal against the decision of the Swedish data protection authority (Authority) and confirmed that Google has violated the provisions of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The Authority had imposed a fine of 75 million Swedish kronor (approximately 7 million euros) on Google in March for violating the provisions of the “right to be forgotten” under the GDPR. They observed that Google did not handle individuals’ right to have search result listings with their names removed from the search engine and ordered the company to remove these search results.
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The court also noted that the penalty imposed on Google by the Authority could be reduced and significantly brought it down from 75 million Swedish kronor to 52 million Swedish kronor (approximately 5 million euros).
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