EU court backs 'right to be forgotten' in Google case

[zappaDPJ]

A top EU court has ruled Google must amend some search results at the request of ordinary people in a test of the so-called "right to be forgotten".

The European Union Court of Justice said links to "irrelevant" and outdated data should be erased on request.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27388289

The stupidity of the people that make these judgements defies belief.

Here is a link to a press release from the Courts of Justice of the European Union: http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2014-05/cp140070en.pdf
Within that document it states...

In 2010 Mario Costeja González, a Spanish national, lodged with the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (Spanish Data Protection Agency, the AEPD) a complaint against La Vanguardia Ediciones SL (the publisher of a daily news paper with a large circulation in Spain, in particular in Catalonia) and against Google Spain and Google Inc. Mr Costeja González contended that, when an internet user entered his name in the search engine of the Google group ('Google Search'), the list of results would display links to two pages of La Vanguardia's newspaper, of January and March 1998. Those pages in particular contained an announcement for a real-estate auction organised following attachment proceedings for the recovery of social security debts owed by Mr Costeja González.

So let's be clear about this, the Courts of Justice that presided over this matter has published what Mr Costeja González wanted forgotten. All the news outlets around the world have published what Mr Costeja Gonzále wanted forgotten which incidentally was 36 words published in Spanish: http://www.theguardian.com/world/blog/2014/may/14/mario-costeja-gonzalez-fight-right-forgotten

There seems to be a slight flaw in this cunning plan to be forgotten...

[mervl]

I think the trouble is that we're careless with the information we have. How many times do we misread something or jump to conclusions without thinking properly? Quite a lot, in my case if I'm honest. And I don't think I'm unique (except in admitting to it). And if we don't take personal responsibility then there is always someone more than willing to do it for us. Usually those in power. And their remedy is a sledgehammer to crack a nut.