Google's data leak reveals flaws in making it judge and jury over our rights

The right to be forgotten has highlighted the need for information merchants to be much more transparent about their decision-making process

The so-called right to be forgotten debate has, until now, been almost entirely uninformed by data.

It is repeatedly claimed that dangerous criminals and shady public figures are using European law to request that Google removes information about them, abusing rights designed to allow individuals some say over personal information that is inaccurate, irrelevant or outdated, and holds no public interest.