When it comes to the Right To Be Forgotten (RTBF) in Europe, it can and has been used to take-down search results that people rightfully don’t want others to see, there are those, such as the UK-based Daily Mail, who argues that there are cases where it’s being abused by those trying to suppress criminal records. […]

Following suit from the EU, Russia parliament has approved a broader version of “Right To Be Forgotten” law that gives people the right to request removal of information from search engines that’s deemed outdated, irrelevant or untrustworthy.  The only blockade stopping this from going through into law is President Vladimir Putin.  If he signs it, it’ll […]

There are some pretty sick people out there.  If you end up doing something that might upsetting one of those people, (i.e. an ex) they might take an old nude photo of you and post it online for the entire world to see without your consent.  Luckily, a major step is being taken by Google to help […]

It looks like Russia is getting close to being the next country to possibly pass the “right to be forgotten” law, as they are only a couple votes away from passing it.  There are some critics who say this law, if passed, would be impossible to follow while also preventing citizens from accessing important information […]

It seems France s putting the hammer down on Google, as they are pressuring Google to apply the Right to Be Forgotten (RTBF) globally “to all domains” by issuing an ultimatum.  According to the Wall Street Journal, the head of France’s regulator CNIL says that “for delisting to be effective, it must be world-wide.” So far, the only […]

Oh, Right To Be Forgotten (RTBF), how we love you.  Has it really been a year since you came into our lives?  Simply, yes.  It’s been about a year since the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg (in Europe) was formally established, and since then, Google has received just over 254,000 removal requests all across Europe. […]