http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27388289 So now its OK to erase history Don't particularly want to side with Google but this ruling is just wrong
I have to agree, I think the problem is that in reality (something the courts often seem unable grasp) this legislation will be unworkable.
This is wrong on 2 counts really - the first is that if they want the data removed they need to go to the source website google doesnt store the data. It just points you to it so to tell them to remove this signpost is completely the wrong approach The second is if something was reported at the time and even advertised I dont see why anyone can ask for a record to be erased
I can see the reasoning behind this, and saying it's implementing the vision of 1984 is quite an exageration, surely having data out there on everyone is more akin to 1984 than being able to request certain things are removed.
Don't understand why it's the search engine that the court have found fault with. If there is misleading information about someone on the net then that person should have the right for it to be taken down. But it should be removed at source. If it is, Google won't link to it because it won't be there. However, in this case, the bloke did sell a house to pay off debts. So Google links to a factual story. How can reporting the facts infringe on someone's human rights? And so what if he did? Who cares? I once sold some records 'cos I owed a mate £20. I really don't think that's what's held me back. It's the shitness and I would imagine the same applies to this Spanish bloke. The story will disappear and he'll find something/one else to blame for the fact that he's an arsehole. Can an old paedophile ask for links to his past indiscretions removed if he hasn't been caught shagging kids for 20 years? Godwin's Law should really include paedophilia. They're the 21st century Nazis.