EU Court says search engines liable for personal data links
Question asked:
“In 2014, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that search engines like Google may bear responsibility for handling personal data within their search results and that individuals may, under certain circumstances, request search engines to delete links associated with their name if the content is insufficient, unimportant, or outdated.”
Summary
In May 2014 the Court of Justice of the European Union issued its landmark “right to be forgotten” judgment, holding that search engines such as Google can be required to remove links to personal data when the information is irrelevant, outdated, or otherwise insufficiently important. The ruling established that individuals may request such deletions under EU data‑protection law.
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- Court of Justice of the European Union: Decision Upholds Right to Have Personal Data Erased | Library of Congress
(May 21, 2014) On May 13, 2014, ... a Spanish national and Google Inc., in which it upheld the request of the Spanish national to order Google to withdraw personal data related to him and to prevent further access to such data....
- French court refers 'right to be forgotten' dispute to top EU court | Reuters
The dispute arose after the ECJ ruled in 2014 that search engines such as Google and Microsoft's Bing comply with the "right to be forgotten".
- EU court backs 'right to be forgotten': Google must amend results on request | Google | The Guardian
The European court judges ruled that under existing EU data protection laws Google has to erase links to two pages on La Vanguardia's website from the results that are produced when Costeja González's name is put into the search engine.
- 'Right to be forgotten' on Google only applies in EU, court rules | Right to be forgotten | The Guardian
The right, enshrined in a 2014 ... on Tuesday, the European court of justice said search engine operators faced no obligation to remove information outside the 28-country zone....
- EU Court System - European Union Law - LibGuides at University of Illinois Law Library
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is the highest tribunal in the EU court system and the court of final appeal on all matters of EU law.
- Court of Justice of the European Union - European Union Legal Materials - Research Guides at Columbia Law School
The Court of Justice of the European Union consists of two courts: the Court of Justice and the General Court.
- The Court of Justice and General Court - European Union Law: Institutions and Sources - LibraryGuides at Creighton University
of the Court of Justice focuses mainly on the judicial review of the acts of EU institutions and the interpretation of the treaties.
- What is the European Court of Justice telling us in the Google case? - Diplo
[ix] Exception defined by Article (Processing of personal data and freedom of expression) of the Directive 95/46/EC: “Member States shall provide for exemptions or derogations from the provisions of this Chapter, Chapter IV and Chapter VI for the processing of personal data carried out solely for journalistic purposes or the purpose of artistic or literary expression only if they are necessary to reconcile the right to privacy with the rules governing freedom of expression.” · [x] Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 13 May 2014, In Case C‑131/12, REQUEST for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU from the Audiencia Nacional (Spain), made by decision of 27 February 2012, received at the Court on 9 March 2012, in the proceedings Google Spain SL, Google Inc.
- Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja González - Wikipedia
Harvard Law Review. 10 December 2014. ↑ "Guidelines on the implementation of the Court of Justice of the European Union judgment on "Google Spain SL and Google Inc. v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) and Mario Costeja González" C – 131/12" (PDF).
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