After the European court decision a few months ago, Google has decided to comply with the decision by "forgetting." Google said that they will give people the power to have certain information about them removed from searches.
"This week, we’re starting to take action on the removal requests that we’ve received," Google said in an email response to an AFP inquiry.
"Each request has to be assessed individually, and we’re working as quickly as possible to get through the queue."
The California-based Internet search colossus continues to work with data protection authorities to refine processes and standards regarding what information about people merits removal and which deserves to remain in the best interests of the public.
A Google spokesman said late in June 2014 that the world’s leading search engine received 12,000 requests from people seeking to be "forgotten" the day an online form went live in May.
Google set up the form page to allow Europeans to request the removal of results about them from Internet searches.
In May, the European Court of Justice ruled that individuals have the right to have links to information about them deleted from searches in certain circumstances, such as if the data is outdated or inaccurate.
Google has said that each request would be examined individually to determine whether it met the ruling’s criteria.
The ruling on the right to be forgotten comes amid growing concern in Europe about individuals' ability to protect their personal data and manage their reputations online.
"The court's ruling requires Google to make difficult judgments about an individual's right to be forgotten and the public's right to know," a Google spokesman said in a previous statement.
Google created an advisory committee to help strike a balance between freedom of information and people's rights when it comes to not being haunted by untruths or acts from the past on the Internet.
Links will be removed only in Europe, where a message accompanying search results will indicate that they have been modified to comply with legal requirements there. However, any links removed from searches in Europe would continue to appear in Google results displayed as they typically would in other geographic regions.
The court ruling has raised concerns about online censorship and how Internet search works in various countries. Worries also arose that letting people edit their online histories could hamper investigative journalism.
The case highlights growing concerns about so-called online reputation management, which has spawned an industry that helps eliminate or minimize damaging information online.
"This week, we’re starting to take action on the removal requests that we’ve received," Google said in an email response to an AFP inquiry.
"Each request has to be assessed individually, and we’re working as quickly as possible to get through the queue."
The California-based Internet search colossus continues to work with data protection authorities to refine processes and standards regarding what information about people merits removal and which deserves to remain in the best interests of the public.
A Google spokesman said late in June 2014 that the world’s leading search engine received 12,000 requests from people seeking to be "forgotten" the day an online form went live in May.
Google set up the form page to allow Europeans to request the removal of results about them from Internet searches.
In May, the European Court of Justice ruled that individuals have the right to have links to information about them deleted from searches in certain circumstances, such as if the data is outdated or inaccurate.
Google has said that each request would be examined individually to determine whether it met the ruling’s criteria.
The ruling on the right to be forgotten comes amid growing concern in Europe about individuals' ability to protect their personal data and manage their reputations online.
"The court's ruling requires Google to make difficult judgments about an individual's right to be forgotten and the public's right to know," a Google spokesman said in a previous statement.
Google created an advisory committee to help strike a balance between freedom of information and people's rights when it comes to not being haunted by untruths or acts from the past on the Internet.
Links will be removed only in Europe, where a message accompanying search results will indicate that they have been modified to comply with legal requirements there. However, any links removed from searches in Europe would continue to appear in Google results displayed as they typically would in other geographic regions.
The court ruling has raised concerns about online censorship and how Internet search works in various countries. Worries also arose that letting people edit their online histories could hamper investigative journalism.
The case highlights growing concerns about so-called online reputation management, which has spawned an industry that helps eliminate or minimize damaging information online.
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