Google LLC – Complaint Upheld (Spain, 2019)
General GDPR enforcement action
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Spain's data protection authority ordered Google to delete personal data after it ignored a request. This decision highlights the importance of respecting people's rights to control their own information online.
What happened
Google did not respond to a request to delete personal data.
Who was affected
Individuals who requested their personal information to be removed from Google's search results.
What the authority found
The authority ruled that Google must comply with deletion requests under data protection rules.
Why this matters
This case emphasizes that companies must take deletion requests seriously. It sets a precedent for how similar requests should be handled in the future.
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The AEPD issued a decision related to the right to be forgotten under Directive 95/46/EC. Google LLC (Google Spain, S.L) did not respond to a deletion request. The AEPD ordered Google LLC to comply with a request to delete personal data. It mainly based its decision on the CJEU judgement in [http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf;jsessionid=FED0C1AB414A7F9BE25BED3E7A8800C4?text=&docid=152065&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=5597456 C-131/12] and request the delisting of links containing personal data (a name) without the authorisation of the publishers.
Outcome
Complaint Upheld
A data subject complaint that was upheld by the DPA.
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Other enforcement actions involving Google LLC in ES
Complaint Upheld
Details
Decision Date
23 October 2019
Authority
Agencia Española de Protección de Datos
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Cite as: Cookie Fines. Google LLC - Spain (2019). Retrieved from cookiefines.eu
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