Right to be forgotten, in Europe extended protection for all Google sites

The intense tug of war between Google and Europe from the gentle terrain of the "right to be forgotten", or on the user's right to request the removal of links highlighted by search engines relative to personal information about him, continues with a battle won by the European authorities. Google prepares it to apply to all versions of its search engine removal following link dell'accoglimento the user request exercising the right to oblivion. To understand the important change of course should contextualize the novelty, not yet confirmed in detail by Google, but reported by authoritative sources, from the Financial Times.
Until now, the right to oblivion was applied only to the European versions of the Google search engine and not globally. In concrete terms, if an Italian user requests the cancellation of a link containing personal information, Google, carried out the necessary procedure, actually deletes the link to all the homepage of the European search engine (including google.it), but the result of the research is equally present and available using the google.com homepage.

A situation that has created no little discontent in Europe and has led various competition authorities that fight for the protection of privacy to intervene. He cites, as an example, the French CNIL that in the month of September 2015 has established in a net obligation to apply the right to be forgotten in all of Google's international sites.

In short, confirms Reuters, a source close to the house in Mountain View, the result will not appear on all Google sites (European and international), if the search will be made in the country from which you scatuirita the removal request. For example, request for cancellation from Italy, resulting in elimination of the controversial results from all versions of Google (Italian, European and non-European) in case of research carried out by Italy.

Dashed the operating principle of the extended protection, the doubt remains that instruments to protect privacy are easily circumvented. Google, in particular, did not clarify in what way will determine the country of origin of the person making the search. A natural tool passes through the user's IP address examination, but, in that case, would be sufficient to use a VPN to trick Google into believing that the user is operating in a country outside Europe, and around the filter of results. As the saying goes, it made the law find the loophole. What is certain is that, at least formally, the novelty, which should be applied from the middle of February, according to reports from the BBC, will contribute immediately to ease the tension between Google and Privacy Authorities operating at European level.

As of May 29, 2014 - in May 2014, the European Court of Justice has established the right to be forgotten can be activated at the user's request - Mountain View Home received 385.973 requests for removal, to accept the 42.5% (data taken from the transparency Report). And 'possible to exercise the right to be forgotten by completing a form drawn up by Google.