Google was told by a London judge on Friday for the first time to remove links to older stories about a businessman’s criminal conviction from search results. Google was told by a London judge on Friday for the first time to remove links to older stories about a businessman’s criminal conviction from search results. In the UK ruling, Judge Mark Warby said 11 articles related to the businessman should be delisted by Google. Crime and punishment“The crime and punishment information has become out of date, irrelevant and of no sufficient legitimate interest to users,” Warby said. The Alphabet Inc. unit must remove information about a person on request if it’s outdated or irrelevant under a 2014 European Union top court ruling.

Source: Mint April 14, 2018 06:22 UTC