Google case set to examine if EU data rules extend...

Google is fighting in Europe's top court today to tighten the scope of an EU privacy law that grants citizens the'right to be forgotten'. The rule allows people to demand Google remove search results that mention outdated or embarrassing information about them. This includes links to websites mentioning serious incidents - such as bankruptcy or criminal convictions - that may cause that person to be stigmatised. Google is battling with France's data privacy regulator over an order to extend the rule to remove search results worldwide upon request. The dispute pits data privacy concerns against the public's right to know, while also raising thorny questions about how to enforce differing legal jurisdictions when it comes to the borderless internet.