Article: Businessman wants links to articles about his criminal past to be removed from search engine

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/12/right-to-be-forgotten-high-court-hears-second-google-case

In 2014 the European Union’s court of justice ruled that “irrelevant” and outdated data should be erased on request.

Since then, Google has received requests to remove at least 2.4m links from search results. Search engines can reject applications if they believe the public interest in accessing the information outweighs a right to privacy.