Giovanni Pitruzzella, Advocate General to the Court of Justice of the European Union, has issued an opinion on a case related to a data subject's right to dereferencing from internet searches. Mr Pitruzzella considers that dereferencing cannot be made by simple data subject request and noted how an individual would be required to "provide prima facie evidence of the false nature of the content." In addition, Mr Pitruzzella said public figures would be held to a higher standard of proof when seeking to dereference.
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