Google v CNIL – The EU Court of Justice Seeks a via Media on Global Internet Publication and European Data Protection

Erdos, David

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3516079

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Google v CNIL – The EU Court of Justice Seeks a via Media on Global Internet Publication and European Data Protection

University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 15/2020

4 Pages Posted: 4 Mar 2020 Last revised: 5 May 2020

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David Erdos

University of Cambridge - Faculty of Law; Trinity Hall

Date Written: January 6, 2020

Abstract

This case note (published in final form in Cambridge Law Journal (Vol. 79(1)) argues that the recent Court of Justice judgement of C-507/17 Google v CNIL on the territorial scope of "right to be forgotten" deindexing is not necessarily the "major victory" for Google that has been suggested. It is undoubtedly helpful to Google that the Court has rejected the argument that current European data protection requires it to ensure global deindexing. However, the Court's finding that truly geo-blocking must be genuinely robust and that regulators and courts remain empowered to issue fully global deindexing by reference to national standards provide plenty of opportunity for to put further pressure on global operators including Google should Data Protection Authorities and/or others have the will to do so.

Keywords: General Data Protection Regulation, Google, Privacy, Public International Law, Reputation, Right to be Forgotten

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Erdos, David, Google v CNIL – The EU Court of Justice Seeks a via Media on Global Internet Publication and European Data Protection (January 6, 2020). University of Cambridge Faculty of Law Research Paper No. 15/2020, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3516079 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3516079