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From the document: “In its ruling of 13 May 20141 the EU Court said: a)      On the Territoriality of EU rules: Even if the physical server of a company processing data is located outside Europe, EU rules apply to search engine operators if they have a branch or a subsidiary in a Member State which […]

On May 13, 2014, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) — Case C 131-12, issued a preliminary ruling (i.e. an interpretation decision) on referral of the Spanish Audiencia Nacional (National High Court). The ECJ found that a search engine’s retrieval […]

The article comments the “right to be forgotten decision” of the European Court of Justice  (Case C 131-12) In particular, in light of decision, the article discuss the following points: -whether the “activity of a search engine properly classified as “processing of personal data” and whether “the operator of the search engine [ is] thus a […]

The article discusses how far apart European and American legal systems are when it comes to data privacy and liability. The developments relating to the recent European ruling could prompt a discussion in America about privacy policies. The full text of the article is available at: http://blogs.wsj…

Author describes European case law dealing with the right to be forgotten. The full text is available at:http://searchengineland…

30 Berkley J. INT’L L. 161, 164-68 (2012) The European Union is developing its “right to be forgotten”. According to the author, this right could prove particularly harmful toward United States Internet companies. The article outlines the practical implications of the European right to be forgotten, pointing out possibilities to reconcile American and European views […]

64 STAN. L. REV. ONLINE 88 Author discusses the right of oblivion as codified in the proposed data protection regulation. The full text is available at: http://www.stanfordlawreview…

Author describes European right to be forgotten and how it conflicts with freedom of speech. The full text is available at: http://techliberation…

On 24 September 2019 the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) issued two decisions  concerning Google: Cases C-507/17 (Google v CNIL) and C-136/17 (GC v CNIL) . See comments to Case C-507/17 here. Apparently, both decisions are a success for Google. Not a complete success in Case C-507/17, however. And not a complete success […]

Europeans have the right to disappear from a search engine’s results under certain conditions. Directive 46/1995 as interpreted by Google Spain judgment (Case C-131/12) and GDPR Article 17. This is the so called “right to be forgotten” or right of erasure (also known as de-referencing or de-listing). The Court of Justice of the European Union […]