<s>
The	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
(	O
RTBF	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
have	O
private	O
information	O
about	O
a	O
person	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
Internet	B-Application
searches	I-Application
and	O
other	O
directories	O
under	O
some	O
circumstances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
has	O
been	O
controversy	O
about	O
the	O
practicality	O
of	O
establishing	O
a	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
(	O
in	O
respect	O
to	O
access	O
of	O
information	O
)	O
as	O
an	O
international	O
human	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
concerns	O
about	O
its	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
freedom	O
of	O
expression	O
,	O
its	O
interaction	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
privacy	O
,	O
and	O
whether	O
creating	O
a	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
would	O
decrease	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
Internet	O
through	O
censorship	O
and	O
the	O
rewriting	O
of	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
cite	O
its	O
necessity	O
due	O
to	O
issues	O
such	O
as	O
revenge	O
porn	O
sites	O
appearing	O
in	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
listings	O
for	O
a	O
person	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
instances	O
of	O
these	O
results	O
referencing	O
petty	O
crimes	O
individuals	O
may	O
have	O
committed	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
"	O
reflects	O
the	O
claim	O
of	O
an	O
individual	O
to	O
have	O
certain	O
data	O
deleted	O
so	O
that	O
third	O
persons	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
trace	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
leads	O
to	O
allowing	O
individuals	O
to	O
have	O
information	O
,	O
videos	O
,	O
or	O
photographs	O
about	O
themselves	O
deleted	O
from	O
certain	O
Internet	O
records	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
cannot	O
be	O
found	O
by	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
is	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
privacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
right	O
to	O
privacy	O
constitutes	O
information	O
that	O
is	O
not	O
publicly	O
known	O
,	O
whereas	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
involves	O
removing	O
information	O
that	O
was	O
publicly	O
known	O
at	O
a	O
certain	O
time	O
and	O
not	O
allowing	O
third	O
parties	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Professor	O
Viktor	O
Mayer-Schönberger	O
,	O
an	O
expert	O
from	O
Oxford	O
Internet	O
Institute	O
,	O
University	O
of	O
Oxford	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
cannot	O
escape	O
compliance	O
with	O
the	O
law	O
of	O
France	O
implementing	O
the	O
decision	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
Court	O
of	O
Justice	O
in	O
2014	O
on	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Argentina	O
has	O
seen	O
lawsuits	O
by	O
celebrities	O
against	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
which	O
the	O
plaintiffs	O
demand	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
certain	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
,	O
and	O
require	O
removal	O
of	O
links	O
to	O
photographs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
case	O
,	O
brought	O
by	O
artist	O
Virginia	O
da	O
Cunha	O
,	O
involved	O
photographs	O
which	O
had	O
originally	O
been	O
taken	O
with	O
her	O
permission	O
and	O
uploaded	O
with	O
her	O
permission	O
,	O
however	O
she	O
alleged	O
that	O
the	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
improperly	O
associated	O
her	O
photographs	O
with	O
pornography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
De	O
Cunha	O
's	O
case	O
achieved	O
initial	O
success	O
resulting	O
in	O
Argentina	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
not	O
showing	O
images	O
of	O
the	O
particular	O
celebrity	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
decision	O
is	O
on	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Argentina	O
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
protect	O
their	O
people	O
's	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
has	O
been	O
called	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
complete	O
"	O
because	O
individuals	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
correct	O
,	O
delete	O
,	O
or	O
update	O
information	O
about	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
Chinese	O
courts	O
in	O
Beijing	O
determined	O
citizens	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
when	O
a	O
judge	O
ruled	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
Baidu	B-Application
in	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
over	O
removing	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
suit	O
,	O
Ren	O
Jiayu	O
sued	O
Chinese	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
Baidu	B-Application
over	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
that	O
associated	O
him	O
with	O
a	O
previous	O
employer	O
,	O
Wuxi	O
Taoshi	O
Biotechnology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ren	O
argued	O
that	O
by	O
posting	O
the	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
had	O
infringed	O
upon	O
his	O
right	O
of	O
name	O
and	O
right	O
of	O
reputation	O
,	O
both	O
protected	O
under	O
Chinese	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
these	O
protections	O
,	O
Ren	O
believed	O
he	O
had	O
a	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
by	O
removing	O
these	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
court	O
ruled	O
against	O
Ren	O
,	O
claiming	O
his	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
common	O
characters	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
the	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
were	O
derived	O
from	O
relevant	O
words	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nowhere	O
in	O
China	O
's	O
civil	O
code	O
are	O
the	O
concepts	O
of	O
privacy	O
or	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
discussed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinese	O
legislative	O
progress	O
towards	O
supporting	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
is	O
slow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europe	O
's	O
data	O
protection	O
laws	O
do	O
not	O
implement	O
a	O
"	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
"	O
,	O
but	O
a	O
more	O
limited	O
"	O
right	O
to	O
 [ data ] 	O
erasure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Variations	O
on	O
the	O
concept	O
a	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
have	O
existed	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
France	O
(	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
)	O
was	O
enacted	O
in	O
French	O
Law	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Views	O
on	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
differ	O
greatly	O
between	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
EU	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
relatively	O
new	O
idea	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Court	O
of	O
Justice	O
legally	O
solidified	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
"	O
is	O
a	O
human	O
right	O
when	O
they	O
ruled	O
against	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Costeja	O
case	O
on	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
purposely	O
opted	O
out	O
of	O
being	O
classified	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
media	O
"	O
company	O
,	O
therefore	O
the	O
company	O
is	O
not	O
protected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Judges	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
ruled	O
that	O
because	O
the	O
international	O
corporation	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
collector	O
and	O
processor	O
of	O
data	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
classified	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
data	O
controller	O
"	O
under	O
the	O
meaning	O
of	O
the	O
EU	O
data	O
protection	O
directive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
disclosed	O
a	O
draft	O
European	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Regulation	O
to	O
supersede	O
the	O
directive	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
specific	O
protection	O
in	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
in	O
Article	O
17	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
more	O
limited	O
right	B-Application
of	I-Application
erasure	I-Application
in	O
Article	O
17	O
of	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
GDPR	O
that	O
was	O
adopted	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Parliament	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
and	O
which	O
became	O
EU	O
law	O
in	O
April	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
exercise	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
and	O
request	O
removal	O
from	O
a	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
one	O
must	O
complete	O
a	O
form	O
through	O
the	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
removal	O
request	O
process	O
requires	O
the	O
applicant	O
to	O
identify	O
their	O
country	O
of	O
residence	O
,	O
personal	O
information	O
,	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
URLs	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
short	O
description	O
,	O
and	O
-	O
in	O
some	O
cases	O
-	O
attachment	O
of	O
legal	O
identification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
applicant	O
receives	O
an	O
email	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
confirming	O
the	O
request	O
but	O
the	O
request	O
must	O
be	O
assessed	O
before	O
it	O
is	O
approved	O
for	O
removal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
request	O
is	O
approved	O
,	O
searches	O
using	O
the	O
individual	O
's	O
name	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
result	O
in	O
the	O
content	O
appearing	O
in	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
formed	O
an	O
Advisory	O
Council	O
of	O
various	O
professors	O
,	O
lawyers	O
,	O
and	O
government	O
officials	O
from	O
around	O
Europe	O
to	O
provide	O
guidelines	O
for	O
these	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guidelines	O
set	O
by	O
EU	O
regulators	O
were	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
but	O
Google	B-Application
began	O
to	O
take	O
action	O
on	O
this	O
much	O
sooner	O
than	O
that	O
,	O
which	O
(	O
according	O
to	O
one	O
author	O
)	O
allowed	O
them	O
"	O
to	O
shape	O
interpretation	O
to	O
 [ their ] 	O
own	O
ends	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
eighty	O
academics	O
called	O
for	O
more	O
transparency	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
an	O
open	O
letter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Google	B-Application
refuses	O
a	O
request	O
to	O
delink	O
material	O
,	O
Europeans	O
can	O
appeal	O
to	O
their	O
local	O
data	O
protection	O
agency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
British	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Agency	O
had	O
treated	O
184	O
such	O
complaints	O
,	O
and	O
overturned	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
decision	O
in	O
about	O
a	O
quarter	O
of	O
those	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Google	B-Application
fails	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
a	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Agency	O
decision	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
face	O
legal	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
effort	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
court	O
ruling	O
,	O
legal	O
experts	O
questioned	O
whether	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
widely	O
publicized	O
delistings	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
news	O
articles	O
violated	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
EU	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Directive	O
,	O
since	O
in	O
implementing	O
the	O
Directive	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
required	O
to	O
weigh	O
the	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
person	O
making	O
the	O
request	O
against	O
any	O
public	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
information	O
being	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
indeed	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
search	O
result	O
removals	O
,	O
affecting	O
articles	O
that	O
were	O
of	O
public	O
interest	O
,	O
were	O
incorrect	O
,	O
and	O
reinstated	O
the	O
links	O
a	O
week	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commentators	O
like	O
Charles	O
Arthur	O
,	O
technology	O
editor	O
of	O
The	O
Guardian	O
,	O
and	O
Andrew	O
Orlowski	O
of	O
The	O
Register	O
noted	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
removal	O
requests	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
can	O
refer	O
requests	O
to	O
the	O
information	O
commissioner	O
in	O
the	O
relevant	O
country	O
for	O
a	O
decision	O
weighing	O
the	O
respective	O
merits	O
of	O
public	O
interest	O
and	O
individual	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
notifies	O
websites	O
that	O
have	O
URLs	O
delinked	O
,	O
and	O
various	O
news	O
organizations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
BBC	O
,	O
have	O
published	O
lists	O
of	O
delinked	O
articles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2015	O
the	O
British	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Agency	O
issued	O
an	O
enforcement	O
action	O
requiring	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
delink	O
some	O
of	O
these	O
more	O
recent	O
articles	O
from	O
searches	O
for	O
a	O
complainant	O
's	O
name	O
,	O
after	O
Google	B-Application
refused	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
complied	O
with	O
the	O
request	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
academics	O
have	O
criticized	O
news	O
organizations	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
their	O
behavior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
accidentally	O
revealed	O
data	O
on	O
delinkings	O
that	O
"	O
shows	O
95%	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
privacy	O
requests	O
are	O
from	O
citizens	O
out	O
to	O
protect	O
personal	O
and	O
private	O
information	O
–	O
not	O
criminals	O
,	O
politicians	O
and	O
public	O
figures.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
data	O
leak	O
caused	O
serious	O
social	O
consequences	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
the	O
public	O
expressed	O
their	O
outrage	O
and	O
fear	O
over	O
the	O
information	O
that	O
was	O
recently	O
made	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
agreed	O
to	O
remove	O
three	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
containing	O
his	O
personal	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
responded	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
outrage	O
by	O
saying	O
that	O
when	O
removing	O
content	O
they	O
consider	O
both	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
the	O
individual	O
and	O
public	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
Union	O
has	O
been	O
pushing	O
for	O
the	O
delinkings	O
requested	O
by	O
EU	O
citizens	O
to	O
be	O
implemented	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
not	O
just	O
in	O
European	O
versions	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
(	O
as	O
in	O
google.co.uk,	O
google.fr,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
)	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
google.com	O
and	O
other	O
international	O
subdomains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
has	O
refused	O
the	O
French	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Agency	O
's	O
demand	O
to	O
apply	O
the	O
right	O
internationally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
in	O
part	O
to	O
their	O
refusal	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
recommendation	O
of	O
the	O
privacy	O
regulating	O
board	O
Google	B-Application
has	O
become	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
four-year-long	O
antitrust	O
investigation	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Commission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
French	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Agency	O
dismissed	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
French	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Agency	O
appealed	O
to	O
the	O
EU	O
courts	O
to	O
seek	O
action	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
for	O
failing	O
to	O
delink	O
across	O
its	O
global	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
the	O
Court	O
of	O
Justice	O
for	O
the	O
EU	O
issued	O
its	O
decision	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
is	O
not	O
required	O
to	O
delink	O
on	O
sites	O
external	O
to	O
the	O
EU	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
Currently	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
obligation	O
under	O
EU	O
law	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
operator	O
who	O
grants	O
a	O
request	O
for	O
de-referencing	O
made	O
by	O
a	O
data	O
subject	O
...	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
such	O
a	O
de-referencing	O
on	O
all	O
the	O
versions	O
of	O
its	O
search	O
engine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
own	O
sites	O
,	O
groups.google.com,	O
plus.google.com	O
and	O
www.youtube.com	O
are	O
among	O
the	O
ten	O
most	O
delinked	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
and	O
Bing	O
have	O
also	O
put	O
up	O
forms	O
for	O
making	O
delinking	O
requests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Court	O
of	O
Justice	O
ruled	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
did	O
not	O
apply	O
outside	O
of	O
its	O
member	O
states	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ruling	O
meant	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
did	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
delete	O
the	O
names	O
of	O
individuals	O
from	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
international	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
judges	O
in	O
Luxembourg	O
further	O
extended	O
the	B-Application
Right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
in	O
the	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
case	O
relates	O
to	O
two	O
managers	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
investment	O
companies	O
,	O
who	O
argued	O
that	O
three	O
unflattering	O
news	O
articles	O
should	O
be	O
‘	O
de-referenced	O
’	O
from	O
the	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
results	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
when	O
searching	O
for	O
their	O
names	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
information	O
presented	O
in	O
the	O
articles	O
was	O
factually	O
wrong	O
,	O
which	O
raised	O
the	O
question	O
whether	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
operators	O
need	O
to	O
check	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
operators	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
are	O
required	O
to	O
de-reference	O
the	O
respective	O
information	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
person	O
who	O
seeks	O
de-referencing	O
submits	O
'	O
relevant	O
and	O
sufficient	O
 '	O
evidence	O
capable	O
of	O
substantiating	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
request	O
,	O
and	O
thereby	O
manifests	O
the	O
inaccuracy	O
of	O
the	O
information	O
found	O
(	O
para	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Court	O
of	O
Justice	O
ruled	O
against	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
Costeja	O
,	O
a	O
case	O
brought	O
by	O
a	O
Spanish	O
man	O
,	O
Mario	O
Costeja	O
González	O
,	O
who	O
requested	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
a	O
digitized	O
1998	O
article	O
in	O
La	O
Vanguardia	O
newspaper	O
about	O
an	O
auction	O
for	O
his	O
foreclosed	O
home	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
debt	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
subsequently	O
paid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
initially	O
attempted	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
article	O
removed	O
by	O
complaining	O
to	O
the	O
Spanish	O
Agency	O
of	O
data	O
protection	O
,	O
which	O
rejected	O
the	O
claim	O
on	O
the	O
grounds	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
lawful	O
and	O
accurate	O
,	O
but	O
accepted	O
a	O
complaint	O
against	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
asked	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
remove	O
the	O
results	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
sued	O
in	O
the	O
Spanish	O
Audiencia	O
Nacional	O
(	O
National	O
High	O
Court	O
)	O
which	O
referred	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
questions	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
Court	O
of	O
Justice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
court	O
ruled	O
in	O
Costeja	O
that	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
are	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
content	O
they	O
point	O
to	O
and	O
thus	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
required	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
EU	O
data	O
privacy	O
laws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
compliance	O
only	O
(	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
)	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
received	O
12,000	O
requests	O
to	O
have	O
personal	O
details	O
removed	O
from	O
its	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
German	O
Federal	O
Court	O
of	O
Justice	O
(	O
Bundesgerichtshof	O
)	O
in	O
Karlsruhe	B-Algorithm
ruled	O
that	O
German	O
websites	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
to	O
check	O
their	O
archives	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
permanent	O
protection	O
of	O
personality	O
rights	O
for	O
convicted	O
criminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
German	O
constitutional	O
court	O
in	O
Karlsruhe	B-Algorithm
ruled	O
that	O
German	O
murderer	O
Paul	O
Termann	O
has	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2012	O
draft	O
European	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Regulation	O
Article	O
17	O
detailed	O
the	O
"	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
and	O
to	O
erasure	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
more	O
limited	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
erasure	I-Application
in	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
GDPR	O
adopted	O
by	O
the	O
European	O
Parliament	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
Union	O
is	O
a	O
highly	O
influential	O
group	O
of	O
states	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
movement	O
towards	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
in	O
the	O
EU	O
is	O
a	O
step	O
towards	O
its	O
global	O
recognition	O
as	O
a	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
this	O
,	O
in	O
2012	O
the	O
Obama	O
Administration	O
released	O
a	O
"	O
Privacy	O
Bill	O
of	O
Rights	O
"	O
to	O
protect	O
consumers	O
online	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
this	O
is	O
not	O
quite	O
the	O
strength	O
of	O
the	O
EU	O
law	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
step	O
towards	O
recognition	O
of	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Delhi	O
High	O
Court	O
began	O
to	O
examine	O
the	O
issue	O
after	O
a	O
Delhi	O
banker	O
requested	O
to	O
have	O
his	O
personal	O
details	O
removed	O
from	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
following	O
a	O
marital	O
dispute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
High	O
Court	O
has	O
asked	O
for	O
a	O
reply	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
other	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
companies	O
by	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
upon	O
which	O
the	O
court	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
the	O
Karnataka	O
High	O
Court	O
upheld	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
case	O
involving	O
a	O
woman	O
who	O
originally	O
went	O
to	O
court	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
marriage	O
certificate	O
annulled	O
,	O
claiming	O
to	O
have	O
never	O
been	O
married	O
to	O
the	O
man	O
on	O
the	O
certificate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
two	O
parties	O
came	O
to	O
an	O
agreement	O
,	O
the	O
woman	O
's	O
father	O
wanted	O
her	O
name	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
regarding	O
criminal	O
cases	O
in	O
the	O
high	O
court	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Karnataka	O
High	O
Court	O
approved	O
the	O
father	O
's	O
request	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
she	O
had	O
a	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
court	O
,	O
its	O
ruling	O
would	O
align	O
with	O
western	O
countries	O
 '	O
decisions	O
,	O
which	O
typically	O
approve	O
of	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
when	O
dealing	O
with	O
cases	O
"	O
involving	O
women	O
in	O
general	O
and	O
highly	O
sensitive	O
cases	O
involving	O
rape	O
or	O
affecting	O
the	O
modesty	O
and	O
reputation	O
of	O
the	O
person	O
concerned.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
woman	O
in	O
this	O
specific	O
case	O
was	O
worried	O
that	O
the	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
would	O
affect	O
her	O
standing	O
with	O
her	O
husband	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
her	O
reputation	O
in	O
society	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Delhi	O
High	O
Court	O
is	O
hearing	O
a	O
case	O
involving	O
a	O
man	O
requesting	O
to	O
have	O
information	O
regarding	O
his	O
mother	O
and	O
wife	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
a	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Delhi	O
High	O
Court	O
is	O
still	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
case	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
issue	O
of	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
a	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
should	O
be	O
a	O
legal	O
standard	O
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
legal	O
standard	O
for	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
,	O
but	O
if	O
implemented	O
,	O
this	O
would	O
mean	O
that	O
citizens	O
no	O
longer	O
need	O
to	O
file	O
a	O
case	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
request	O
for	O
information	O
from	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
to	O
be	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
case	O
could	O
have	O
significant	O
impacts	O
on	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
and	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
in	O
India	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
's	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
(	O
KCC	O
)	O
announced	O
citizens	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
request	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
and	O
website	O
administrators	O
to	O
restrict	O
their	O
own	O
postings	O
from	O
being	O
publicly	O
accessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
the	O
extent	O
that	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
concerns	O
a	O
data	O
subject	O
's	O
right	O
to	O
limit	O
the	O
searchability	O
of	O
third	O
party	O
postings	O
about	O
him/her	O
,	O
the	O
Guideline	O
does	O
not	O
constitute	O
a	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consideration	O
of	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
US	O
case	O
law	O
,	O
specifically	O
in	O
Melvin	O
v	O
.	O
Reid	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Sidis	O
v	O
.	O
FR	O
Publishing	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
opposition	O
to	O
further	O
recognition	O
of	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
commentators	O
argue	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
contravene	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
freedom	O
of	O
speech	O
and	O
freedom	O
of	O
expression	O
,	O
or	O
will	O
constitute	O
censorship	O
,	O
thus	O
potentially	O
breaching	O
peoples	O
 '	O
constitutionally	O
protected	O
right	O
to	O
freedom	O
of	O
expression	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Constitution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steinberg	O
,	O
in	O
explaining	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
legislation	O
guaranteeing	O
the	O
"	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
"	O
,	O
noted	O
that	O
existing	O
laws	O
require	O
adverse	O
information	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
credit	O
reports	O
after	O
a	O
period	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
allowing	O
the	O
sealing	O
or	O
expunging	O
of	O
criminals	O
records	O
are	O
effectively	O
undermined	O
by	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
prospective	O
lenders	O
or	O
employers	O
to	O
forever	O
find	O
the	O
removed	O
information	O
in	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
seconds	O
by	O
doing	O
a	O
web	B-Application
search	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Intelligence	O
Squared	O
US	O
,	O
an	O
organization	O
that	O
stages	O
Oxford-Style	O
debates	O
,	O
held	O
an	O
event	O
centered	O
on	O
the	O
question	O
,	O
"	O
Should	O
the	O
U.S.	O
adopt	O
the	O
'	O
Right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
 '	O
online	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
opinions	O
among	O
experts	O
are	O
divided	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
one	O
survey	O
indicated	O
that	O
9	O
in	O
10	O
Americans	O
want	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
state	O
senator	O
Tony	O
Avella	O
and	O
assemblyman	O
David	O
Weprin	O
introduced	O
a	O
bill	O
proposing	O
that	O
individuals	O
be	O
allowed	O
to	O
require	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
and	O
online	O
speakers	O
to	O
remove	O
information	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
inaccurate	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
irrelevant	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
inadequate	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
excessive	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
no	O
longer	O
material	O
to	O
current	O
public	O
debate	O
or	O
discourse	O
"	O
and	O
is	O
causing	O
demonstrable	O
harm	O
to	O
the	O
subject	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Boston	O
Globe	O
announced	O
a	O
program	O
to	O
allow	O
subjects	O
of	O
relatively	O
inconsequential	O
stories	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
stories	O
contextualized	O
,	O
removed	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
searches	O
or	O
anonymized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
,	O
specifically	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
EU-US	O
relations	O
when	O
applied	O
to	O
cross-border	O
data	O
flow	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
raises	O
questions	O
about	O
territorial	O
sovereignty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
regulatory	O
differences	O
on	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
along	O
with	O
numerous	O
other	O
data	O
protection	O
rights	O
have	O
shaped	O
discussions	O
and	O
negotiations	O
on	O
trans-Atlantic	O
data	O
privacy	O
regulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Given	O
the	O
inconsistencies	O
between	O
the	O
EU	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
numerous	O
digital	O
privacy	O
regulations	O
,	O
including	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
,	O
Article	O
25	O
poses	O
a	O
threat	O
to	O
trans-Atlantic	O
data	O
flows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Businesses	O
that	O
manage	O
their	O
clients	O
 '	O
online	O
reputations	O
have	O
responded	O
to	O
the	O
European	O
Court	O
ruling	O
by	O
exercising	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
as	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
remove	O
unfavorable	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
limit	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
requests	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
submitted	O
on	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
a	O
given	O
link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
criticisms	O
stem	O
from	O
the	O
idea	O
that	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
would	O
restrict	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
freedom	O
of	O
speech	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
nations	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
particular	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
First	O
Amendment	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Constitution	O
)	O
,	O
have	O
very	O
strong	O
domestic	O
freedom	O
of	O
speech	O
laws	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
challenging	O
to	O
reconcile	O
with	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
academics	O
see	O
that	O
only	O
a	O
limited	O
form	O
of	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
would	O
be	O
reconcilable	O
with	O
US	O
constitutional	O
law	O
;	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
an	O
individual	O
to	O
delete	O
data	O
that	O
he	O
or	O
she	O
has	O
personally	O
submitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
proposed	O
regulation	O
has	O
also	O
attracted	O
criticism	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
this	O
could	O
produce	O
a	O
censoring	O
effect	O
in	O
that	O
companies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	O
or	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
will	O
wish	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
fined	O
under	O
the	O
act	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
therefore	O
be	O
likely	O
to	O
delete	O
wholesale	O
information	O
rather	O
than	O
facing	O
the	O
fine	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
produce	O
a	O
"	O
serious	O
chilling	O
effect.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
removal	O
can	O
impact	O
the	O
accuracy	O
and	O
ability	O
of	O
businesses	O
and	O
individuals	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
business	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
,	O
particularly	O
due	O
diligence	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
anti	O
bribery	O
,	O
anticorruption	O
,	O
and	O
know	O
your	O
customer	O
laws	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
was	O
invoked	O
to	O
remove	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
searches	O
120	O
reports	O
about	O
company	O
directors	O
published	O
by	O
Dato	O
Capital	O
,	O
a	O
Spanish	O
company	O
which	O
compiles	O
such	O
reports	O
about	O
private	O
company	O
directors	O
,	O
consisting	O
entirely	O
of	O
information	O
they	O
are	O
required	O
by	O
law	O
to	O
disclose	O
;	O
Fortune	O
magazine	O
examined	O
the	O
64	O
reports	O
relating	O
to	O
UK	O
directorships	O
,	O
finding	O
that	O
in	O
27	O
(	O
42%	O
)	O
the	O
director	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
person	O
named	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
remaining	O
only	O
the	O
director	O
and	O
co-directors	O
were	O
named	O
,	O
and	O
23	O
(	O
36%	O
)	O
involve	O
directorships	O
started	O
since	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
concerns	O
that	O
the	O
proposed	O
General	O
Data	O
Protection	O
Regulation	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
other	O
Internet	B-Application
search	I-Application
engines	I-Application
not	O
producing	O
neutral	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
,	O
but	O
rather	O
producing	O
biased	O
and	O
patchy	O
results	O
,	O
and	O
compromising	O
the	O
integrity	O
of	O
Internet-based	O
information	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Google	B-Application
agreed	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
ruling	O
,	O
European	O
Commission	O
Vice-President	O
Viviane	O
Reding	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Court	O
also	O
made	O
clear	O
that	O
journalistic	O
work	O
must	O
not	O
be	O
touched	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
to	O
be	O
protected.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
taking	O
down	O
(	O
under	O
the	O
Costeja	O
precedent	O
)	O
a	O
BBC	O
News	O
blog	O
post	O
about	O
Stan	O
O'Neal	O
by	O
economics	O
editor	O
Robert	O
Peston	O
(	O
eventually	O
,	O
Peston	O
reported	O
that	O
his	O
blog	O
post	O
has	O
remained	O
findable	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
after	O
all	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
these	O
criticisms	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
action	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
CEO	O
,	O
Larry	O
Page	O
worries	O
that	O
the	O
ruling	O
will	O
be	O
"	O
used	O
by	O
other	O
governments	O
that	O
are	O
n't	O
as	O
forward	O
and	O
progressive	O
as	O
Europe	O
to	O
do	O
bad	O
things	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
has	O
since	O
distanced	O
himself	O
from	O
that	O
position	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
pianist	O
Dejan	O
Lazic	O
cited	O
the	O
"	O
Right	B-Application
To	I-Application
Be	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
"	O
in	O
trying	O
to	O
remove	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
about	O
his	O
performance	O
from	O
The	O
Washington	O
Post	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
the	O
St.	O
Lawrence	O
parish	O
of	O
the	O
Roman	O
Catholic	O
church	O
in	O
Kutno	O
,	O
Poland	O
asked	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
remove	O
the	O
Polish	O
Wikipedia	O
page	O
about	O
it	O
,	O
without	O
any	O
allegations	O
mentioned	O
therein	O
as	O
of	O
that	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Index	O
on	O
Censorship	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
Costeja	O
ruling	O
"	O
allows	O
individuals	O
to	O
complain	O
to	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
about	O
information	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
like	O
with	O
no	O
legal	O
oversight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
ruling	O
is	O
intended	O
for	O
private	O
individuals	O
it	O
opens	O
the	O
door	O
to	O
anyone	O
who	O
wants	O
to	O
whitewash	O
their	O
personal	O
history	O
…	O
The	O
Court	O
's	O
decision	O
is	O
a	O
retrograde	O
move	O
that	O
misunderstands	O
the	O
role	O
and	O
responsibility	O
of	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
and	O
the	O
wider	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Gerry	O
Hutch	O
page	O
on	O
the	O
English	O
Wikipedia	O
was	O
among	O
the	O
first	O
Wikipedia	O
pages	O
to	O
be	O
removed	O
by	O
several	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
 '	O
query	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
said	O
,	O
on	O
6	O
Aug	O
2014	O
,	O
that	O
Wikipedia	O
co-founder	O
Jimmy	O
Wales	O
"	O
described	O
the	O
EU	O
's	O
Right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
Forgotten	I-Application
as	O
deeply	O
immoral	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
organisation	O
that	O
operates	O
the	O
online	O
encyclopedia	O
warned	O
the	O
ruling	O
will	O
result	O
in	O
an	O
Internet	O
riddled	O
with	O
memory	O
holes	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
commentators	O
have	O
disagreed	O
with	O
Wales	O
,	O
pointing	O
to	O
problems	O
such	O
as	O
Google	B-Application
including	O
links	O
to	O
revenge	O
porn	O
sites	O
in	O
its	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
,	O
and	O
have	O
accused	O
Google	B-Application
of	O
orchestrating	O
a	O
publicity	O
campaign	O
to	O
escape	O
the	O
burdensome	O
obligation	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
criticism	O
,	O
the	O
EU	O
has	O
released	O
a	O
factsheet	O
to	O
address	O
what	O
it	O
considers	O
myths	O
about	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
for	O
further	O
clarification	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
,	O
the	O
factsheet	O
provides	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
pivotal	O
court	O
case	O
C-131/12	O
and	O
frequently	O
asked	O
questions	O
regarding	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
the	O
law	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
it	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
criticisms	O
involving	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
the	O
policies	O
for	O
data	O
removal	O
regarding	O
minors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
law	O
"	O
applies	O
to	O
websites	O
,	O
social	O
media	O
sites	O
,	O
mobile	O
apps	O
and	O
other	O
online	O
services	O
"	O
and	O
follows	O
"	O
Europe	O
's	O
recognition	O
of	O
the	O
'	O
right	B-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
 '	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
has	O
not	O
yet	O
fully	O
adopted	O
the	O
ruling	O
of	O
the	O
European	O
Court	O
of	O
Justice	O
regarding	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
and	O
argued	O
to	O
keep	O
it	O
from	O
going	O
into	O
EU	O
law	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Commission	O
nationale	O
de	O
l'informatique	O
et	O
des	O
libertés	O
(	O
CNIL	O
)	O
asked	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
remove	O
data	O
from	O
all	O
versions	O
available	O
in	O
any	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
and	O
other	O
entities	O
argued	O
that	O
European	O
data	O
regulators	O
should	O
not	O
be	O
allowed	O
to	O
decide	O
what	O
Internet	O
users	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
find	O
when	O
they	O
use	O
a	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Security	O
researchers	O
from	O
CISPA	O
,	O
Saarland	O
University	O
and	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Auckland	O
proposed	O
a	O
framework	O
,	O
called	O
Oblivion	O
,	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
automation	O
of	O
the	B-Application
right	I-Application
to	I-Application
be	I-Application
forgotten	I-Application
in	O
a	O
scalable	O
,	O
provable	O
and	O
privacy-preserving	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oblivion	O
is	O
a	O
program	O
that	O
helps	O
to	O
"	O
automate	O
"	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
attempting	O
to	O
verify	O
someone	O
's	O
personal	O
information	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
search	O
result.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
gets	O
many	O
take-down	O
requests	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
Oblivion	O
might	O
help	O
with	O
this	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oblivion	O
helps	O
the	O
humans	O
who	O
review	O
the	O
forms	O
at	O
Google	B-Application
ensure	O
that	O
antagonistic	O
users	O
cannot	O
"	O
blacklist	O
links	O
to	O
Internet	O
sources	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
affect	O
them.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
allows	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
the	O
government	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
get	O
content	O
removed	O
quickly	O
and	O
for	O
just	O
cause	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
automated	O
eligibility	O
proof	O
ensures	O
censorship-resistance	O
so	O
that	O
only	O
legitimately	O
affected	O
individuals	O
can	O
request	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
corresponding	O
links	O
from	O
search	B-Application
results	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
last	O
phase	O
,	O
this	O
"	O
ownership	O
token	O
"	O
is	O
submitted	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
concerns	O
as	O
to	O
what	O
information	O
should	O
be	O
deleted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
staff	O
is	O
then	O
allowed	O
to	O
decide	O
for	O
themselves	O
if	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
delete	O
this	O
information	O
or	O
not	O
-	O
but	O
thanks	O
to	O
Oblivion	O
,	O
they	O
know	O
that	O
the	O
information	O
in	O
question	O
is	O
valid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
lacking	O
a	O
human	O
element	O
,	O
therefore	O
it	O
cannot	O
decide	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
"	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
a	O
piece	O
of	O
information	O
is	O
public	O
interest	O
and	O
should	O
therefore	O
not	O
be	O
removed	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
search	O
results.	O
"	O
</s>
