Google receives more than 70,000 requests a month for … – Reuters

MADRID, 3 Jul. (IRIN) –

Google wins in a month over 70,000 internet requests demanding exercise their ‘right to be forgotten’ recognized by the European Court for the removal of links to irrelevant personal information, with a daily average of thousand requests through the form made available to citizens by the U.S. technology company.

According to the data provided by Google Europa Press , from May 29 to June 30 have received more than 70,000 applications, with a daily average of a thousand requests across Europe and up to 12,000 in a single day.

By countries, most of the requests received are from France, with 14,086 applications, followed by Germany with 12,678, and the UK, with 8,497. Spain ranks fourth with a total of 6,176 and Italy is in fifth place with 5,934.

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has also requested the removal of a total of 267,550 URLs in this period, with an average of 3 8 the request URL. The withdrawal process, which began last week, is complex and requires a comprehensive study request by request, according to the company.

So, Google should review individually each of the quarter million URLs to assess whether the information is inadequate, irrelevant, outdated or excessive and, once done, decide individually. The company also notes that the judgment applies to all search engines operating in Europe, so these should also evaluate multiple requests, which clearly is “a great burden on start-ups and smaller companies.”

As for URLs, the list is headed by countries France again, with 47,927, followed by the order of Germany (47,014), United Kingdom (34,597), Spain (21,564) and Italy (23,321).

Finally, Google has reaffirmed its commitment “to comply with the judgment of the most considerate and responsible manner possible, given the many variables involved and the balance of fundamental rights that must be taken into account” and willingness to work with the different Data Protection Agencies “if people not satisfied with the decision taken in each case.”