E.U. Ruling Against Google Opens Floodgates, and Brings Contradictions


For many in the internet industry, May 13, 2014, has already become an infamous day. The European Union Court’s ruling in favor of Mario Costeja Gonzalez’s “right to be forgotten” has forced the internet search giant to remove search results the court deemed to be infringing on the defendant’s right to privacy (the case involved two links to an auction notice on his repossessed home from 1998).

Google responded to the ruling saying it was “disappointed” and now had to “take the time to analyze all the implications.” It’s fair to assume that there are a lot of people in the internet industry now doing the same.

When a Trickle Becomes a Flood

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