Google must remove search results about people in Europe if they can prove the information is incorrect, the European Union's top court said on Thursday.
The European Court of Justice has ruled that search engines must remove information if the requester can prove that the material is 'false'.
Europeans have the right to ask Google and other search engines to remove links to outdated or negative information about them, even if it is true, under the principle known as the "right to care".
Strong data protection laws in a group of 27 countries give people the right to control what appears when their names are searched online, but regulations often weigh on data privacy concerns versus the public's right to know. In the latest case, two executives from an investment firm, who have not been identified, asked Google to remove search results based on their names that were associated with articles critical of the investment model. They said the reports were false. Google asked because he does not know whether the subjects are right or not, according to the decision to decision.
The court denies, says that if someone is placing the necessary and perfect "of the message, the search engine will request. Google said it accepted the decision.
"Since 2014, we have been working hard to implement the right to be forgotten in Europe and to give people the right to access information in private," the company said in a statement.