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Google has plans to place alerts at the bottom of a search page where results have been omitted, following a European Union (EU) court ruling last month stipulating individuals in the region have the “right to be forgotten”, according to a report.
The court ruled individuals could apply to have results that are “inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant, or excessive in relation to the purposes for which they were processed” removed.
HumanIPO reported last month the tech giant had taken steps to comply with the ruling by providing a webform for EU residents to request the removal of links appearing in search results should they find them objectionable.
Google said last month it would “assess each individual request and attempt to balance the privacy rights of the individual with the public’s right to know and distribute information”.
The form allows individuals to submit the URL they want omitted from Google search results and requires a user to submit a copy of their EU identification.
However,the Guardian reports the company will now inform internet users in the EU on whether results have been omitted as a result of a “right to be forgotten” request.
The company is also planning on releasing a biannual transparency report documenting how many requests governments have submitted.
