This is now institutionalised as The Right To be Forgotten. Every search engine doing business in the EU has implemented it. Most probably only offer it to Europeans.
I believe it not only covers, but is intended to deal exactly with that - news pieces about individuals that are no longer relevant, but the individuals want to get out of search indices.
The rights to privacy and to be forgotten could be superseded in the cases of significant public interest. Especially the right to be forgotten is in regard to petty crimes, revenge porn or stupid posts done by minors. Right to be forgotten does not allow for censorship or rewriting history at the will of the subject of an article.
Something that Wikipedia reminded me, rtf is obligatory only in the EU and search engines are not obliged to comply with it on its international websites.
Comments
This is now institutionalised as The Right To be Forgotten. Every search engine doing business in the EU has implemented it. Most probably only offer it to Europeans.
The professor is not an EU citizen and the right to be forgotten does not cover unflattering articles in student newspapers.
It can cover exactly that scenario depending on the situation.
The right is for removal of search results from particular queries on Google etc.
The newspaper doesn't have to do anything.
Precisely.
I believe it not only covers, but is intended to deal exactly with that - news pieces about individuals that are no longer relevant, but the individuals want to get out of search indices.
The rights to privacy and to be forgotten could be superseded in the cases of significant public interest. Especially the right to be forgotten is in regard to petty crimes, revenge porn or stupid posts done by minors. Right to be forgotten does not allow for censorship or rewriting history at the will of the subject of an article.
Something that Wikipedia reminded me, rtf is obligatory only in the EU and search engines are not obliged to comply with it on its international websites.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_be_forgotten