Google has launched the form for the "RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN"

At the beginning of June, Google launched a new service, Data Removal from Google, which responds to the European Union Court Decision regarding the so-called "right to be forgotten." Thus, the new service consists of Google deleting, upon request, data about a certain person. However, deletion is only done if the respective information is inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant, or excessive in relation to the purposes for which it was processed.

The request involves filling out an online form, simple and easy to use.

1. The first step is choosing the country for which the law applies. This requirement is mandatory because, being a European Union Court Decision, the deletion rule applies only in the 28 states of the Union, plus 4 other states that are not part of the Union. Their inclusion in this list is still unexplained, the only apparent reason being their position regarding the European Union. These states are: Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and Liechtenstein.

2. Step 2 is entering the full name of the applicant. It should be noted that there is the possibility of submitting such a request by a person other than the one concerned.

3. If the person submitting the request is different from the one concerned, they will have to specify their relationship with that person.

4. Identity verification is done by requesting an email address, as well as an identity document, without the need for it to be issued by the state. Uploading an identity document on the platform is a security measure for Google, which is considering the possibility of fraud with this form and its negative use.

5. Google requires entering the web addresses where the information to be deleted is located. Multiple links can be entered, but each must be explained individually, how it affects the person concerned and why it should be deleted.

The service currently only allows submitting requests, with the actual deletion expected to start in the near future, at a date yet to be announced.

The service is enjoying great success among Europeans, who have flooded the form. It seems that about one-third of the requests relate to fraud accusations, 20% to acts of violence, and over 12 percent to accusations of child pornography.

This rule imposed by the European Union has already raised many questions, and many voices consider it a violation of freedom of speech, expression, and information.