Google advisory board clashes with EU regulators by limiting right to be forgotten to Europe
Google’s Advisory Board has announced that it is against expanding the EU legislated ‘right to be forgotten’ rules internationally.
The board, which is made up of eight data experts, including Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, was set up in 2014 to help Google implement the so-called right to be forgotten ruling which allows European citizens to apply for information to be removed from search engines.
A 44-page Google board report released today (Friday 6 February) saw the majority of experts conclude that Google should not expand its censorship efforts beyond Europe.
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Source: The Drum
