Court rules Google need only apply the 'right to be forgotten' in Europe, not worldwide

Google has won a case in the European Court of Justice meaning the company does not need to apply the controversial "right to be forgotten" on a global basis. In a case between Google and Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL ) -- a French privacy regulator -- the court ruled that Google need only remove links from search results within Europe. See also: Google to automatically delete more audio recorded by Assistant and introduce new privacy protections Brave browser accuses Google of using hidden web pages to track users Google security researcher warns that hackers are using… [Continue Reading]