The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled search engine operators must delete search results where an individual proves information about them is "manifestly inaccurate." The decision in TU and RE v Google LLC (Case C‑460/20) relates to a request by the German Federal Court of Justice for the CJEU's interpretation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) about the right to erasure (right to be forgotten) and in light of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union regarding the processing of personal data. Google had denied a request by two investment managers to "de-reference" results of a search that they claimed were inaccurate.
UPDATE: 121222 - 11KBW Panopticon blog has provided a summary of the CJEU judgment and how it may affect similar cases. They explain that "while the decision won't remove un, but it does shed helpful light on some common elements of disputes under Article 17 (UK) GDPR."
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