Europe’s top court backs ‘right to be forgotten’ in Google case

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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Internet companies can be made to remove irrelevant or excessive personal information from search engine results, Europe’s top court ruled on Tuesday in a case pitting privacy campaigners against Google. Full Article

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What an enlightened opinion! 🙂

The ECJ said the rights of people whose privacy has been infringed outweighed the general public interest.

It’ll be a cold day in hell before this ever happens here. 🙁

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I love it when I come to this site to share an article and find it is already featured.
Special thanks to those keeping this site current.

With regard to the story, this is great news on several levels: It reminds me that while my own country has lost its way, there is hope for the rest of the 1st world in matters of compassion, privacy, etc. While the USSA and former USSR seem to be on paths returning us to the Stone Age, Europe maintains steady progress toward a more tolerant and democratic community. OK, maybe the Euros are more on a course for the Weird Age (Conchita Wurst), but I would much rather live in that world than the one dystopian society America has embraced.

Let’s all hope that Google honors the original intent of its Don’t Be Evil motto and inspires others to do same.

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I think the Euros have had their fill of loss of privacy under the fascists and the stalinists. Makes me wonder when and if the people of this country will ever miss having some control over their personal information.

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‘Right to be forgotten’: Google launches form to allow users delete their ‘inadequate’ data

Dear Google,

It seemed rather easy for you to create this tool in just a couple of weeks. Please find it in your heart to extend it to your countrymen here in the USA.

Thank you,

Americans Who Still Care About Privacy

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