Google Faces Off in Spain over Data Privacy

In its latest battle over privacy rights, Google faces off with Spain over “the right to be forgotten.” Europe's highest court, the European Court of Justice heard arguments in Google's latest case about whether the search giant has a responsibility to delete data that could infringe on a person's privacy. In 2011, Spain's Data Protection Agency attempted to force Google to take links down. When Google refused, one of Spain’s top courts ruled in favor of a man who asked for his information related to his house foreclosure be removed from Google. The court ruled that Google breached individuals’ right to be forgotten, resulting in the company being ordered to take down links or information that can be considered as harmful to an individual. Google, stating that such an action would set a precedent, refused to comply, appealed the decision and has taken the trial to the Court of Justice.