On September 19, a Dutch Court ruled on the ECJ judgment regarding the "right to be forgotten," finding that an internet search engine did not have an obligation to delete search results naming the plaintiff. The court held that the plaintiff's prior conviction and resulting negative publicity remained permanently relevant, and that there was insufficient evidence that the website links were irrelevant, excessive, or defamatory. According to a November 26 Dutch Data Protection Agency ("DDPA") press release, 30 individuals in the past six months sought relief with the DDPA after having their request for removal denied by the search engine.
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