ECJ to rule on whether 'right to be forgotten' can stretch beyond EU
by Alex Hern from Technology | The Guardian on (#2WYQX)
Final step in three-year legal battle between Google and France will determine whether nations get to choose whether data is removed
The European court of justice (ECJ) is set to rule on a landmark case over whether or not the so-called "right to be forgotten" can and should stretch beyond EU borders.
It will be the final step in a three-year legal battle between Google and France to determine how far the search engine should go to guarantee the privacy of European citizens who want their pasts to be wiped from the historical record.
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