Google Inc. v Commission nationale de l'informatique et des
libertés (CNIL)
In the above judgment dated 24 September 2019, the Court of
Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that Google is not
required to guarantee the right to be forgotten outside of Europe.
According to the Court's decision, the right to be forgotten
does not oblige search engine operators to carry out de-referencing
on all versions of the search engine, but only on those accessible
within EU territory.
This case concerns a complaint brought by Google against the
National Commission for Informatics and Liberties (CNIL). Pursuant
to the decision taken by the CNIL, Google was forced to de-list
certain links which include personal data of specific individuals.
The CNIL's decision essentially ordered Google to de-list such
links not only on the Google.fr domain, but on a worldwide basis.
Google challenged this interpretation of the territorial scope of
the right to be forgotten before the Conseil
