Google unenthusiastically launches ‘right to be forgotten’ request form

Today, Google unenthusiastically launched a service that allows European citizens to request the removal of links that include their name and which are deemed “inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant, or excessive in relation to the purposes for which they were processed.” Google’s Larry Page slates the ruling as harmful to internet start ups and favourable to “oppressive governments”.

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