Europe’s court Said Google should remove links to news articles, court judgments and other documents in search results when it is requested by the related person.
Mr Gonzalez a Spanish man complained to the Spanish data protection agency that an auction notice of his repossessed home on Google’s search results infringed his privacy.
The auction happened in 1998.But whenever he search his name, news about the auction still features prominently.
The European Court of Justice said an individual has the right “to be forgotten” when such personal data “appear to be inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant, or excessive in relation to the purpose for which they were processed and in the light of the time that has elapsed.”
