Wednesday, March 11, 2015
In 2014, the European
Union’s Court of Justice determined that individuals have a right to be
forgotten, “the right—under certain conditions—to ask search engines to
remove links with personal information about them.” It is not absolute,
but meant to be balanced against other fundamental rights, like freedom
of expression. In a half year following the Court’s decision, Google
received over 180,000 removal requests. Of those reviewed and processed,
40.5% were granted. Largely seen as a victory in Europe, in the U.S.,
the reaction has been overwhelmingly negative. Was this ruling a blow to
free speech and public information, or a win for privacy and human
dignity?Source.
