'Right to be forgotten' on Google only applies in EU, court rules

Europe's top court says firm does not have to take sensitive information off global search

The "right to be forgotten" online does not extend beyond the borders of the European Union, the bloc's highest court has ruled in a major victory for Google.

The right, enshrined in a 2014 legal ruling, required search engines to delete embarrassing or out-of-date information, when requested by the individuals concerned but in a landmark ruling on Tuesday, the European court of justice said search engine operators faced no obligation to remove information outside the 28-country zone.