Written by Susan Foster, Solicitor England & Wales/Admitted in California (LONDON) The highly influential Article 29 Working Party, composed in part of representatives of the EU’s national data protection offices, has announced that the right to be forgotten applies to .com as well as country-specific search results. The Google Spain decision (discussed here) held that… Continue Reading
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Google, the House of Lords and the timing of the EU Data Protection Regulation
Posted in EU Data Protection Regulation, European Court of Justice, European Union, Privacy Regulation, Social MediaWritten by Susan Foster, Solicitor England & Wales/Admitted in California (LONDON) Could the European Court of Justice’s May 13, 2014 Google Spain decision delay the adoption of the EU Data Protection Regulation? In the Google Spain “Right to be Forgotten” case, the ECJ held that Google must remove links to a newspaper article containing properly… Continue Reading
The Great Disappearing Acts: California Considers Two Bills Addressing the Removal of Online Information of Minors
Posted in Children, Legislation, Privacy RegulationWritten by Jake Romero Do you ever find yourself worrying that, given the types of things minors deem appropriate to post on social networking Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, our country won’t be able to produce an electable candidate for president in 40 years? If so, you’ll be glad to know that the California… Continue Reading