Thousands of paedophiles have rushed to use a new form from Google giving them the 'right to be forgotten' which lets people apply to get themselves removed from search results. The . changes come after a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice that people have the . 'right to be forgotten' - so they can have Google search results removed if they tarnish their reputation. Over 12,000 people across Europe have used the form since Google launched the online form . yesterday morning. If those requests are granted, anyone searching for those people on Google will not be shown the aspects of their past that they have deemed to be embarrassing or damaging - making internet searches fundamentally less useful. Google requests: At one point, yesterday, Google said it was getting 20 requests per minute from people asking for their information to be taken down . At one point Google said it was getting 20 requests per minute. But the . ruling has already been criticised after early indications that around . 12 per cent of applications were related to paedophilia. A further 30 per cent concern fraud . and 20 per cent were about people's arrests or convictions. Along with requests from paedophiles, many other applications have come from corrupt public figures and . criminals desperate to hide their past. An actor who had an affair with a teenager, a celebrity's child who was convicted of criminal offices and a man who . tried to kill members of his family were among the first requests. The company has set up a team of . employees to deal with requests and sift through applications from people desperate to . have personal information removed from search results. The team will decide exactly which grievances should be honoured under the European court ruling and which should not. However, the company said it will not honour every application and will look at each case based on its merit. These include cases connected with recent criminal convictions, professional malpractice and the conduct of government officials. WHAT IS THE LINK? Those seeking to have information about them removed can visit the legal section of Google's website or visit the link: https://support.google.com/legal/contact/lr_eudpa?product=websearch . On this page, a form allows users to put in a search removal request under EU data law.WHO CAN USE THE FORM? Only EU citizens are allowed to submit a request via the form and apply to have their links removed if their legal name appears. They will have to explain why the link should be taken down.WHAT REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED? All requests will be considered but Google, but it will have to balance privacy with the public interest, the company has said it will not remove all cases.WHAT CAN I DO IF A CASE IS NOT RESOLVED? In Britain users can contact the Information Commissioner's Office or take Google to court. However, if these types of cases . cannot be resolved by Google they may end up being looked at by . Britain's privacy watchdog the Information Commisioner's Office or go to . a higher court. It means that Google now finds itself in the prickly position of having to balance privacy concerns against the principles of free expression and 'the right to know.' Critics say the EU ruling has already created a divide between how Google generates search results about some people in Europe and the rest of the world. For now at least, Google will only scrub personal information spanning 32-nations in Europe. It means that Googling the same person in the United States and dozens of other countries could look much different than it does from Europe. And although the court ruling currently applies to 28 countries in the European Union, Google is extending the 'right to be forgotten' to four other countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. More than 500 million people live in the area affected by Google's potential purge of personal information from its European search results. Google said it has established a seven-person . advisory committee including Eric Schmidt, Jimmy Wales who is . Wikipedia's founder and Jose Luis Piñar, former director of Spain's Data . Protection Authority to look at the issues. Concern: Co-founder and CEO Larry Page has warned that a European court ruling on 'the right to be forgotten' will help corrupt governments around the world . However, in an . interview with the Financial Times, Google's co-founder Larry Page warned that the new law will be used by other . governments to do bad . things. He said: 'Other people are going to pile on, probably... for reasons most Europeans would find negative.'
Search engine now allows people to have links about them taken down .
Thousands of paedophiles have made requests to remove personal data .
However, Google says it will balance rights of individuals with public interest .
Most requests received relate to paedophilia, fraud, arrests and convictions .
The ruling could fundamentally change the nature of the internet in Europe .
Thousands of paedophiles have rushed to use a new form from Google giving them the 'right to be forgotten' which lets people apply to get themselves removed from search results. The . changes come after a landmark ruling by the European Court of Justice that people have the . 'right to be forgotten' - so they can have Google search results removed if they tarnish their reputation. Over 12,000 people across Europe have used the form since Google launched the online form . yesterday morning. If those requests are granted, anyone searching for those people on Google will not be shown the aspects of their past that they have deemed to be embarrassing or damaging - making internet searches fundamentally less useful. Google requests: At one point, yesterday, Google said it was getting 20 requests per minute from people asking for their information to be taken down . At one point Google said it was getting 20 requests per minute. But the . ruling has already been criticised after early indications that around . 12 per cent of applications were related to paedophilia. A further 30 per cent concern fraud . and 20 per cent were about people's arrests or convictions. Along with requests from paedophiles, many other applications have come from corrupt public figures and . criminals desperate to hide their past. An actor who had an affair with a teenager, a celebrity's child who was convicted of criminal offices and a man who . tried to kill members of his family were among the first requests. The company has set up a team of . employees to deal with requests and sift through applications from people desperate to . have personal information removed from search results. The team will decide exactly which grievances should be honoured under the European court ruling and which should not. However, the company said it will not honour every application and will look at each case based on its merit. These include cases connected with recent criminal convictions, professional malpractice and the conduct of government officials. WHAT IS THE LINK? Those seeking to have information about them removed can visit the legal section of Google's website or visit the link: https://support.google.com/legal/contact/lr_eudpa ?product=websearch . On this page, a form allows users to put in a search removal request under EU data law.WHO CAN USE THE FORM? Only EU citizens are allowed to submit a request via the form and apply to have their links removed if their legal name appears. They will have to explain why the link should be taken down.WHAT REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED? All requests will be considered but Google, but it will have to balance privacy with the public interest, the company has said it will not remove all cases.WHAT CAN I DO IF A CASE IS NOT RESOLVED? In Britain users can contact the Information Commissioner's Office or take Google to court. However, if these types of cases . cannot be resolved by Google they may end up being looked at by . Britain's privacy watchdog the Information Commisioner's Office or go to . a higher court. It means that Google now finds itself in the prickly position of having to balance privacy concerns against the principles of free expression and 'the right to know.' Critics say the EU ruling has already created a divide between how Google generates search results about some people in Europe and the rest of the world. For now at least, Google will only scrub personal information spanning 32-nations in Europe. It means that Googling the same person in the United States and dozens of other countries could look much different than it does from Europe. And although the court ruling currently applies to 28 countries in the European Union, Google is extending the 'right to be forgotten' to four other countries — Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. More than 500 million people live in the area affected by Google's potential purge of personal information from its European search results. Google said it has established a seven-person . advisory committee including Eric Schmidt, Jimmy Wales who is . Wikipedia's founder and Jose Luis Piñar, former director of Spain's Data . Protection Authority to look at the issues. Concern: Co-founder and CEO Larry Page has warned that a European court ruling on 'the right to be forgotten' will help corrupt governments around the world . However, in an . interview with the Financial Times, Google's co-founder Larry Page warned that the new law will be used by other . governments to do bad . things. He said: 'Other people are going to pile on, probably... for reasons most Europeans would find negative.'
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