Google’s Response to the “Right to Be Forgotten” Is Just Perfect

In May , the EU Court of Justiceruledthat because people have the “ good to be forgotten , ” Google must remove linkup from European versions of search , just because people expect them to . But you ca n’t hide out from the past on the internet .

The requirement that Google take down links for the right hand to be bury is just lame security review . Overtly ! It ’s the removal of inconvenient fact from published public view because somebody wants the facts to disappear . It ’s a bit like the producers of Friday Night Lights calling on the Ministry of Truth to have Season 2 wipe out from the phonograph record because it ’s inferior to the balance of the serial .

And people are train reward . TechDirtreportsthat Google has already received tens of thousands of requests from people who need embarrassing history about them out of view . In equity , who does n’t have a secret they want to cover up ?

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But it ’s not as simple as just saying “ please take down that link , Google ” and get it restfully disappear . The hunt monster has take the smart ( and slyly amusing ) stone’s throw of foreground the stories masses want remove one last time by notifying situation that they ’ve been delinked . If you tell a journalism outfit that their storey has been take aim down , how do you think they ’re going to respond ? TheBBC postedone of its remotion petition :

Notice of removal from Google Search : we repent to inform you that we are no longer capable to show the following pages from your website in response to certain searches on European versions of Google :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/legacy/t…robertpeston/2007/10/merrills_mess.html

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If you read the tale in question , you ’ll notice that the only person mentioned is former Merrill Lynch gaffer Stan O’Neal who was ousted after losing immense sum of money of money . The BBC plain estimate out that it was probably O’Neal that want the link taken down — because who else would it be ?

Oopsies Stan ! Looks like your marked-up washables is flapping in the wind all over again . And all because you attempt to cover it up .

Google ’s emotionless transparentness is a tremendous reaction to security review , and in this case , a triumph for truth . It ’d be good if nothing was have de - indexed at all , but this is at least a delicious reminder that you ca n’t range away from your past on the net . Nothing really choke away , and if you ’re an idiot , you ’ll give the Mary Leontyne Price eternally . [ TechDirtandBBC ]

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