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EU court says Google does not have to delete content Jun 25th 2013, 08:01 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News By meeting privacy board, Obama seeks to reassure public on spying Fri, Jun 21 2013 France, Spain take action against Google on privacy Thu, Jun 20 2013 Analysis: European cloud computing firms see silver lining in PRISM scandal Mon, Jun 17 2013 U.S. surveillance revelations deepen European fears Sat, Jun 8 2013 EU to seek more Google concessions in competition probe Tue, May 28 2013 Analysis & Opinion The inherent conflict for lawyers who oppose Supreme Court review Travel Postcard – 48 hours in Benin's voodoo heartland A neon Google logo is seen as employees work at the new Google office in Toronto, November 13, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Mark Blinch BRUSSELS | Tue Jun 25, 2013 4:01am EDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Google is subject to EU privacy law but is not obliged to delete sensitive information from its search index, an adviser to the EU's highest court said on Tuesday in a case that tests whether people can erase harmful content from the web. Niilo Jaaskinen, an advocate general of the European Court of Justice, said that companies operating in the EU must adhere to national data protection legislation, but that did not oblige them to remove personal content produced by others. "Search engine service providers are not responsible, on the basis of the Data Protection Directive, for personal data appearing on web pages they process," the court said in a statement communicating Jaaskinen's opinion. The opinion follows a complaint by a Spanish man that an auction notice of his home after it was repossessed infringes his privacy and should be deleted from Google search. A final judgment on the case is expected before the end of the year. A that they cannot delete lawful content and that freedom of speech should outweighs privacy in such cases. The European Court of Justice is not bound by the advocate general's opinion, but judges follow the recommendations in the majority of cases. (Reporting By Claire Davenport; editing by Robert Merrifield) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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