Over 18,000 British citizens have approached Google with a single request: “Forget about me.â€
Ever since a European court on May 29th ruled that internet-savvy citizens had the “right to be forgotten†in certain circumstances, many throughout England, Germany, and even France have issued takedown requests and have links to outdated or “irrelevant†information removed from Google. As of this writing, Google has only been able to remove nearly half of those who submitted a takedown request with more coming in daily.
The real question is what other websites will be effected in Europe now that Google, one of the biggest ever, has to comply to this ruling. Learn more details about this and how this law could change the future of web browsing here.