ICO response to European Union Court of Justice ruling on online search results
14 May 2014 01:11 PM
The ICO has issued the
following statement in response to this week’s ruling by the European
Union Court of Justice on the need for Google to amend its search results
following a request by a member of the public.
ICO spokesperson
said:
“This is an important
judgement. We welcome the extent to which it upholds the data protection rights
of individuals and confirms the powers of data protection authorities to
enforce these. We will be studying the judgement in detail and considering its
practical implications for individuals, businesses and ourselves. When we have
done so we will comment further.”
Notes to
Editors
1. The Information
Commissioner’s Office upholds information rights in the public interest,
promoting openness by public bodies and data privacy for individuals.
2. The ICO has specific responsibilities set out in the Data Protection
Act 1998, the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 and Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations
2003.
3. The ICO is on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and produces a
monthly e-newsletter. Our press office page provides more
information for journalists.
4. If you need more information,
please contact the ICO press office on 0303 123 9070.