The French data protection watchdog has ordered Google to widen its implementation of the so-called European ‘right to be forgotten‘
so that links are also delisted from all Google domains,
including google.com, not just (as is currently the case) from the .fr
French subdomain.
Quick backgrounder here: the rtbf refers to a legal ruling by
Europe’s top court last year. It identified search engines as data
controllers and required they process requests from private individuals
wanting outdated, inaccurate or irrelevant information delisted from a
search result for their name. Continue Reading
