Yes, people have the right to be forgotten, but only if they’re European, the top EU court ruled on Tuesday.
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Google’s ‘right to be forgotten’ appeal – France says ‘non!’
Google and other search engines could potentially face fines of up to 5% of their global operating costs if they do not comply.
Google ordered to remove links to ‘right to be forgotten’ removal stories
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has ordered Google to remove search result links to news stories about right to be forgotten link removals.
Google defies French global ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling
Google is set to defy a French data authority ruling on the global removal of right to be forgotten links.
Children should have the right to be forgotten, says iRights campaign
A new children’s privacy rights campaign has attracted backing from ministers, business leaders and academics.
Google slip reveals why people exercise their “right to be forgotten”
As data reveals only 5% of right to be forgotten requests come from high profile figures and criminals, can we say the ruling has been a success?
Do Americans have the same right as Europeans to be “forgotten” by Google?
Europeans have the right to request the removal of links in search engine results, thanks to a May 2014 court ruling, but should Americans also have the “right to be forgotten”? Consumer Watchdog says “Yes, definitely”.
BBC sets up list of news article links ‘forgotten’ by Google
Search engines are now complying with right to be forgotten requests, but the new list makes the de-indexed articles easy to find through the BBC itself.
France orders Google to scrub search globally in right to be forgotten requests
We do not care if a URL’s got a .fr, a .uk or a .com glued to the end, France told Google – if a European makes a legitimate request to be forgotten in search results, make it so on all your search engines in all countries. 
Craig Brittain asks Google to remove links relating to his revenge porn antics
The guy who ignored women’s pleas to take down nude images from his IsAnybodyDown site wants to have his own photos and information expunged from Google.