Thursday, May 15, 2014

The 'Right To Be Forgotten' claim

The Telegraph - An ex-politician seeking re-election, a man convicted of possessing child abuse images, and a GP who received negative reviews from patients have all asked Google to delete their internet histories, after the European Union’s top court ruled that data about individuals held by Google must be removed on request

The European Court of Justice said earlier this week that an individual has the "right to be forgotten" when such personal data "appear to be inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant, or excessive in relation to the purpose for which they were processed and in the light of the time that has elapsed". (read more)

 

12 comments:

bagoh20 said...

Google, please pick up your phone. Hitler, Stalin, and Mao are all on hold asking about history deletion, and Hillary Clinton is on line 4 asking if you have any history laying around that she could borrow.

Synova said...

Google should route any search string with the person's name to a page that says... "If you are looking for John S. E. Dough... the records you are searching for are blocked. You should not, under any circumstances, assume that John S. E. Dough is a nefarious criminal hiding a shameful past."

Amartel said...

Then there are the people who adamantly refuse to be forgotten.

Chip Ahoy said...

Me: "Europe, I'd like to introduce you to Barbra Streisand. Barbra, Europe."

E: "We've met."

S: "I've been there. Thank you. I own half the place."

Me: Did you know Google doesn't own the internet?

E: It doesn't? Fucksocks.

Chip Ahoy said...

Song in ASL, quite good actually.

Especialmente en comparaciĆ³n con los otros

Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...

Europeans are funny.

I'm going to remember this one, no matter what you say!

Wasn't this their response to WWII?

Known Unknown said...

NEVER AGAIN?

XRay said...

The smart always seem just short of being smart enough.

William said...

Suppose you have sex with the family dog, and you have a younger brother who's afflicted with sibling rivalry. Suppose that younger brother posts a grainy video of that act on You Tube, and the subsequent uproar leads to your dismissal as President of the school board. Is it fair that a jealous brother and one imprudent act in your youth should lead to the end of a promising career?.....The Europeans have a point. This has to be through through.

Synova said...

Sex with your DOG?

OMG.

You're cracking me up.

bagoh20 said...

It depends. What kind of dog?

I'm Full of Soup said...

This could be a ginormous jobs plan for Europe because Google would have to hire an army of humanoids to comply with this ruling.

"Hillary Clinton is on line 4 asking if you have any history laying around that she could borrow"

That is a good one Bago!