Top EU Court Gives People Right To Ask For Google Data Deletion

Brussels: The European Union's top court ruled on Tuesday that individuals have the right to ask Internet giant Google to delete personal data produced by its ubiquitous search engine.

The European Court of Justice said an individual has the right "to be forgotten" when such personal data "appear to be inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant, or excessive in relation to the purpose for which they were processed and in the light of the time that has elapsed."