Freedom of expression, States and the private sector in the digital age 2016, para. 42
Paragraphe
Paragraph text
The European Court of Justice, in Google Spain v. Mario Costeja González, compelled Google under the Data Protection Directive of the European Union to delist search results based on web pages that identified González, even though the original publication of those pages was itself not subject to takedown. The decision has found an active life outside the European context. The scope and implementation of this approach raise questions about the appropriate balance between the rights to privacy and protection of personal data on one hand, and the right to seek, receive and impart information containing such data on the other.
Status juridique
Non-negotiated soft law
Organe
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Type de document
Special Procedures' report
Mode d'adoption
N.A.
Thèmes
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Année
2016
Type de paragraphe
Other
Reference
SR Freedom of Opinion, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/38, para. 42.