#publisher Metro » Google celebrates as ‘right to be forgotten’ dismissed by European Court of Justice Comments Feed alternate alternate Metro WordPress.com [tr?id=1522229268091476&ev=PageView&noscript=1] IFRAME: //www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-NX8Q6N This site uses cookies. By continuing, your consent is assumed. Learn more News... but not as you know it 68.3m shares Trending Nutshell * Home * News + UK + World + Weird + Tech * Sport + Football + Oddballs + Club Metro + Transfer news + Viral videos * Entertainment + Showbiz + TV + Film + Music + Gaming + Celebrity Big Brother + Soaps * Lifestyle + Sex + Fashion + Food + Travel * More + Lifestyle + Blogs + Competitions + Jobs + Property * Search Metro * Follow us Google celebrates as ‘right to be forgotten’ dismissed by European Court of Justice [fred-attewill.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=40&h=40&c rop=1] Fred AttewillTuesday 25 Jun 2013 10:05 pm Google celebrates as ‘right to be forgotten’ dismissed Google has hailed the landmark court as a victory for free speech (Picture: PA) Google cannot be forced to remove sensitive personal data from its search results, a senior adviser to the European Court of Justice has said. Internet users have no general ‘right to be forgotten’ and search engines are not responsible for personal data appearing on the web, the advocate general stated. Instead, it is websites themselves which bear responsibility for the information they publish, according to a ‘legal opinion’ in a case that tests whether people should be able to erase potentially harmful content from its search results. In a statement on Niilo Jääskinen’s verdict, the court said that while internet companies must always abide by national data protection laws, they were not obliged to remove personal content which has been produced by third parties. ‘Search engine service providers are not responsible, on the basis of the data protection directive, for personal data appearing on web pages they process,’ it said. The case comes after a Spanish man complained to Google in 2010 that a search for his name produced a 12-year-old national newspaper announcement about the auction of his home after it was repossessed. After the Spanish data protection agency ordered Google to ensure the information did not come up in results, the internet giant launched a legal challenge. Google has hailed Mr Jääskinen’s opinion. The company’s head of free expression in Europe, Bill Echikson, said: ‘We’re glad to see it supports our long-held view that requiring search engines to suppress legitimate and legal information would amount to censorship.’ A final judgment on the case is expected by the end of the year, although the ECJ is not bound by Mr Jääskinen’s decision. More * [sl-car-texts.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C899px%2C675px&resize=480%2C 360&quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] Threatening car tells its driver, ' I will s**t fury all over you and you will drown in it' * [comp_snapchat.jpg?crop=68px%2C0px%2C1066px%2C799px&resize=480 %2C360&quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] Student sets up freshers' Snapchat, is quickly flooded with nudes * [iphone1.jpg?crop=30px%2C0px%2C1067px%2C799px&resize=480%2C360 &quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] iPhone 7 leaks: Is this what the new handset will look like? * [1233.png?w=100&h=75&crop=1] World's 'most wanted man' found working at Subway metres from police station * [czvetq2wqaekozz.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75 &crop=1] We can all respect this woman's devotion to proper grammar * [ad_193883569.jpg?crop=0px%2C5px%2C2500px%2C1875px&resize=480% 2C360&quality=80&strip=all&w=100&h=75] This is the red trigger that launches Britain's nuclear weapons Comments Must read (BUTTON) (BUTTON) (BUTTON) (BUTTON) (BUTTON) What's trending now More trending stories » 1. There's a vacancy for your dream job: Lego is hiring model builders There's a vacancy for your dream job: Lego is hiring model builders 2. Here’s why people are changing their Facebook profile to childhood pics Here’s why people are changing their Facebook profile to childhood pics 3. Home Office announces new language test for migrants, spells 'language' wrong Home Office announces new language test for migrants, spells 'language' wrong 4. This is the ideal number of people to sleep with This is the ideal number of people to sleep with 5. Bedroom Tax claims another victim as mum found hanged with note to David Cameron Bedroom Tax claims another victim as mum found hanged with note to David Cameron More trending stories » YOU ARE HERE: Tech * Home * News * Sport * Lifestyle * Entertainment * More + Blogs + Jobs * Search Metro Trending Nutshell MetroUK @MetroUK © 2016 Associated Newspapers Limited Powered by WordPress.com VIP Your ad choices Terms and ConditionsPrivacy PolicySite map Back to top Get us in your feed Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter [p?c1=2&c2=6034964&cv=2.0&cj=1]