[Chapter-delegates] [European-chapters] ECJ: Internet searchengine's data processing responsibilities

[Richard Hill]

Dear Pablo,

Perhaps I misunderstood the ECJ judgement, but it seems to me that it does not impose any obligation on Google to adjudicate privacy or to substitute itself for a judge.  As I understand it, the ECJ says that a private person can request that certain links be removed.  If the search provider refuses, then the private person can ask his national authorities (data protection officer or courts, as the case may be) to evaluate his request and, if it is justified, to order the search provider to remove the link.

Best,
Richard
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org]On Behalf Of Pablo García Mexía
  Sent: lundi, 19. mai 2014 11:35
  To: Frédéric Donck
  Cc: Delegates Chapter; European Chapters; Privacy list; Elist publicpolicy
  Subject: Re: [Chapter-delegates] [European-chapters] ECJ: Internet searchengine's data processing responsibilities


  ​Just wrote an article on my blog on Spanish ​newspaper ABC.es concerning this crucial ruling: http://abcblogs.abc.es/ley-red/ 
  [In Spanish, sorry!!]
  Google does searches; the ECJ will have it adjudicate on "privacy" from now on. And yet, how can Google substitute to a judge on issues as relevant and touchy as these?
  Best wishes.





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  On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 11:13 AM, Frédéric Donck <donck at isoc.org> wrote:

    Dear All



    Please find below a very important decision from the European Court of Justice. 
    In short, in its ruling from 13 May [Google vs Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD)], the Court of Justice of the European Union stated that an operator of Internet search engine is responsible for the processing that it carries out of personal data which appear on web pages published by third parties. More details in the attach. I would be interested to hear your views.


    We shall address it in our next EU newsletter but felt that the information deserved immediate distribution.

    Best Regards
    Frederic

    Frederic Donck
    Director European Regional Bureau
    Internet Society

    www.isoc.org



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  Sigue mi columna semanal en ABC.es
  http://abcblogs.abc.es/ley-red/



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