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The EU 'Right to Be Forgotten' Judgment

By Andre Bywater and Jonathan Armstrong
November 30, 2014

When the European Union's highest court, the European Court of Justice, handed down a controversial landmark ruling in a matter commonly referred to as the “right to be forgotten” case, it sent ripples that impact online privacy in the United States. The core of the case concerns the obligations of search engine operators under the EU Data Protection Directive. But at a wider level, the ruling's ramifications go beyond the EU, as it imposes extra-territorial privacy obligations on U.S. businesses. Counsel for e-commerce organizations therefore need to be aware of the legal compliance impact that it may have on U.S. businesses.

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