Reuters reports European data protection authorities (DPAs) are concerned about how the so-called right-to-be-forgotten decision is being implemented by Google. Regulators plan to meet with officials from Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to discuss the implementation. One particular sticking point, according to the report, is Google’s decision to remove results only on EU search engines, meaning a quick search at google.com would sidestep any takedown request. Olswang Partner Ashley Hurst said, “Google has claimed that the decision is restricted to localized versions of Google … There appears to be no basis for that claim at all.” Another concern for DPAs—including Ireland’s Billy Hawkes—is the decision to notify media organizations when links have been removed.
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