SEARCH ENGINE SERVICE PROVIDERS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DATA

Opinion Advocate General Jääskinen

Opinion in Case C-131/12, Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, Mario Costeja González.

According to the Advocate General a national data protection authority cannot require an internet search engine service provider to withdraw information from its index except in cases where this service provider has not complied with the exclusion codes4 or where a request emanating from a website regarding an update of cache memory has not been complied with.

Also, the Directive does not establish a general ‘right to be forgotten’. Such a right cannot therefore be invoked against …
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Jun 2013
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