The Norwalk Hour

Google must delete inaccurate search info, if asked

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LONDON — The European Union’s top court says Google has to delete search results about people in Europe if they can prove that the informatio­n is clearly wrong. Europeans have the right to ask search engines to delete links to outdated or embarrassi­ng informatio­n about themselves, even if it is true, under a principle known as “right to be forgotten.” Two people asked Google to remove search results based on their names that linked to articles they said made false claims. Google refused because it didn’t know whether the articles were accurate or not. The European Court of Justice said Thursday that it disagreed. Google says it’s worked to balance “people’s rights of access to informatio­n and privacy.”

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