Google is “learning” how to apply the right to be forgotten – Reuters

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MADRID, 4 Jul. (Portaltic / EP) –

Only five days after Google started to clear the top search results to comply with the judgment on the ‘right to be forgotten’ controversy has arisen first . Several British media have criticized the procedure of Google, which has removed links to their news, and search has backtracked .

BBC The media has faced the seeker for eliminating information where a senior banker mentioned. Also, The Guardian also protested by withdrawing several articles that had as its protagonist a football referee who lied about a penalty.

It is not clear who asked to withdraw Google News , but after these complaints in the British media, the search has backtracked on its decision to withdraw the information Guardian .

communications director for Europe of Google, Peter Barron, saying he wanted to defend the current situation is “difficult”, at the same time acknowledging that “learn by doing”.

According to The Guardian, Google have admitted that they are “having teething problems” to implement a system that “check and then allows or denies link” and these setbacks are due to is acting with “undue haste”.

What seems clear is that Google him not being easy to apply European Case on the ‘right to be forgotten’ online.

The ‘right to be forgotten’ received the approval of the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) on 13 May. Thereafter citizens have the right to be removed from the search engines “inadequate, irrelevant or obsolete” personal information about them.

Anyone can request removal link to search engines like Google and Bing and here is where the controversy may arise.

Search engines are, according to the ECJ, responsible for personal data that appears in searches. Specifically, Google is responsible 90 percent of all online searches are made in Europe.

The search giant has launched an online form with which abided the ‘right to be forgotten’ defended by the ECJ and through which European citizens may request removal of those links to consider containing objectionable material.

Google has said that it has received 70,000 applications of European users since May to remove links to more than 276,000 web pages

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