Thursday, July 17, 2014

Microsoft Next To Comply With Europe’s Search Privacy Ruling

Microsoft has followed Google’s lead and launched an online webform where European users of its Bing search engine (all few of them) can make a request for information displayed in search results triggered by a search for their name to be de-indexed — if that information is outdated or irrelevant.

The move follows the so-called ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling back in May by Europe’s top court, the ECJ, which found that search engines are data controllers and therefore should have to comply with existing European data protection legislation.

Google was faster off the mark to respond to the ruling — which was immediately enforceable — launching its rtbf removal form at the end of May.

It’s since fielded more than 70,000 requests from private individuals wanting links about them to be de-indexed.

A week ago Redmond said it was working on its own implementation to comply with the ruling – and now has a formal process in place.

Microsoft’s webform is a little different to Google’s. For instance, it includes direct questions asking the rtbf requester whether they are a public figure, and also whether they more broadly have a role in the community that involves “leadership, trust or safety” — with given examples of this category including ‘teacher, clergy, community leader, police, doctor’.


read full article at TechCrunch

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