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Google's right to be forgotten: Do the French have the most to hide? | Google's right to be forgotten: Do the French have the most to hide? |
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Google received more "right to be forgotten" requests from France than anywhere else in Europe, it has been revealed. | Google received more "right to be forgotten" requests from France than anywhere else in Europe, it has been revealed. |
The country, regularly described as having strict privacy laws, made more than 29,000 link removal requests, more than half of which were successful. | The country, regularly described as having strict privacy laws, made more than 29,000 link removal requests, more than half of which were successful. |
Google introduced the request process following a European Court of Justice ruling in May that links to incomplete and outdated data should be removed upon request from searches within the EU. | Google introduced the request process following a European Court of Justice ruling in May that links to incomplete and outdated data should be removed upon request from searches within the EU. |
The move has sparked concerns over censorship of material which is accurate and in the public domain. | The move has sparked concerns over censorship of material which is accurate and in the public domain. |
A total of 51.5 per cent of the 29,250 "right to be forgotten" requests made in France since May 29 this year saw URLs removed, the search engine has revealed. | A total of 51.5 per cent of the 29,250 "right to be forgotten" requests made in France since May 29 this year saw URLs removed, the search engine has revealed. |
Germany was the country with the second highest number of requests, with 25,272 - 53 per cent of which were successful. | Germany was the country with the second highest number of requests, with 25,272 - 53 per cent of which were successful. |
Google introduced the 'right to be forgotten' process following a European Court of Justice ruling in May (Getty) | Google introduced the 'right to be forgotten' process following a European Court of Justice ruling in May (Getty) |
Britain had the third highest number of requests, although 64.6 per cent of those were unsuccessful. | Britain had the third highest number of requests, although 64.6 per cent of those were unsuccessful. |
France is often described as having strict privacy laws, with a clause in the French Republic's civil code declaring: "Everyone has a right to respect of their private life." | France is often described as having strict privacy laws, with a clause in the French Republic's civil code declaring: "Everyone has a right to respect of their private life." |
While the French media has traditionally been known for having considered the personal lives of senior politicians off-limits, there has been a number of cases in recent years which appear to have challenged this premise. | While the French media has traditionally been known for having considered the personal lives of senior politicians off-limits, there has been a number of cases in recent years which appear to have challenged this premise. |
In March, French magazine Closer was ordered to pay damages of €15,000 (£12,400) to the actress Julie Gayet after it published photos which it said showed President Francois Hollande leaving her apartment following a romantic affair. | In March, French magazine Closer was ordered to pay damages of €15,000 (£12,400) to the actress Julie Gayet after it published photos which it said showed President Francois Hollande leaving her apartment following a romantic affair. |
In March, French magazine Closer was ordered to pay damages of €15,000 to actress Julie Gayet after it published photos which it said showed President Francois Hollande, pictured, leaving her apartment following a romantic affair (Getty) | In March, French magazine Closer was ordered to pay damages of €15,000 to actress Julie Gayet after it published photos which it said showed President Francois Hollande, pictured, leaving her apartment following a romantic affair (Getty) |
The images, which showed a man wearing a helmet leaving a Paris flat on a motorbike, made headlines around the world and days later saw Mr Hollande, 60, break off his relationship with partner and French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler. | The images, which showed a man wearing a helmet leaving a Paris flat on a motorbike, made headlines around the world and days later saw Mr Hollande, 60, break off his relationship with partner and French First Lady Valerie Trierweiler. |
Ms Trieweiler, 49, herself won an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit earlier that same month against the same magazine, after they ran pictures taken while she was on holiday in Mauritius in February. | Ms Trieweiler, 49, herself won an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit earlier that same month against the same magazine, after they ran pictures taken while she was on holiday in Mauritius in February. |
In 2012, meanwhile the magazine was sued by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after it published topless pictures of Kate taken when the couple were on holiday. | In 2012, meanwhile the magazine was sued by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after it published topless pictures of Kate taken when the couple were on holiday. |
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