WSJ bericht: "Google Inc. will create a mechanism for German users to request the removal of links to information about them from the company’s popular search engine within the next two weeks, German privacy officials said Thursday, a sign that Google is moving quickly to implement a landmark decision from Europe’s top court that users have a right to such removals.
“They promised to come up with a process within two weeks for users to log their complaints,” Ulrich Kühn, deputy commissioner for Hamburg’s data-protection authority, said in an email following conversations with local Google representatives. The Hamburg data commissioner is Germany’s lead privacy regulator for Google because the company has its largest German office in the city. […]
A spokesman for Google in Europe said: “The ruling has significant implications for how we handle takedown requests. This is logistically complicated-not least because of the many languages involved and the need for careful review. As soon as we have thought through exactly how this will work, which may take several weeks, we will let our users know."
Lees hier meer. Zie ook IEPT20140513, HvJEU, Google Spain v AEPD.