Belgium Fines Google $684,000 Over 'Right to be Forgotten' Request

Google was fined 600,000 euros ($684,000) by the Belgian data protection authority after failing to comply with a "right to be forgotten" request from a reportedly high-profile, but anonymous Belgian citizen. The citizen had asked Google to remove links to a number of news articles about him, which contained unproven harassment claims and political labels that he claimed were not representative of his beliefs.

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