The Belgian Data Protection Authority imposed a €600,000 fine on Google Belgium on Tuesday 14 July for failing to respect a citizen’s right to be forgotten, after Google had refused his request to remove obsolete articles that were damaging to his reputation.
“While some of the articles cited by the complainant may be considered necessary for the right to information, others, which relate to unproven harassment that is about 10 years old, should be allowed to be forgotten”, commented...