Google sets up 'right to be forgotten' form after EU ruling

The move comes after a landmark EU ruling earlier this month, which gave people the "right to be forgotten".Google boss Larry Page told the FT that although Google would comply with the ruling, it could damage innovation.He also said the regulation would give cheer to repressive regimes.On 13 May, the European Union Court of Justice ruled that links to "irrelevant" and outdated data on search engines should be erased on request.The case was brought by a Spanish man who complained that an auction notice of his repossessed home, which appeared on Google's search results, infringed his privacy.The Financial Times reports that EU citizens who want their private details removed from Google will be able to do so by filling out an online form, in which they have to provide a link to the material, their country of origin, and a reason for their request.However, although Google will comply by removing the relevant links from its search engine, the data will remain on the original host website.Speaking to the paper, Google chief executive Larry Page said he regretted not being "more involved in a real debate" about privacy in Europe, and that the company would now try to "be more European".But, he warned, "as we regulate the internet, I think we're not going to see the kind of innovation we've seen".Mr Page added that the ruling would encourage "other governments that aren't as forward and progressive as Europe to do bad things".(BBC)Bakudaily.az