The EU court is ready to allow Google not to delete the personal data of users from the search results

Google is not obliged to delete personal information from his search index, today the adviser to the highest judicial instance of the European Union, the general lawyer of the Eurosudic, NIILO YAYASKINEN, said.

According to him, companies working in the EU, although they are obliged to comply with the legal requirements of national legislation of the European Union to protect data, but this does not oblige them to delete personal materials posted on the network by third parties, reports Reuters.

"Suppliers of the search system services are not responsible for the emergence of a particular information of a personal nature, placed on the web pages that they process," said Yayaskinen Genadovok.

It should be noted that although the decision of the European Court is in no way connected with the opinion expressed by the General Lawyer, however, judges in most cases listen to his recommendations. The final decision on this case is expected to be made before the end of 2013.

- Russia has no complaints about Google yet

Google welcomed the words said by the general lawyer, noting that this point of view completely coincides with the opinion of the company, which believes that the removal of information is censorship.

Despite the positive attitude in Google, still many Internet companies can be disappointed with Yayaskinen's words about the need to follow the EU laws, because many personal data are processed outside the European Union. Therefore, market participants argue that data processing outside 27 countries of the European Union should not entail the need to fulfill the EU laws.

If this opinion of the general lawyer will be taken into account by the Eurocood, then the Internet company faces even greater pressure from those who demand to protect data on the private life of European citizens.

Recall that Niylo Yayaskinen made a statement after Spain transferred to the European court the consideration of the case on the complaint of several citizens of the country on Google, who received the Spanish National Agency for the Protection of Personal Data. These private individuals argued that by searching on the Internet you can collect a whole dossier regarding their personal data and private life. In response to the requirement of the Spanish agency to delete this information, Google refused to do this.

Russia has no complaints about Google for the processing of personal data of Gmail users

According to the official representative of Roskomnadzor, Russia has no complaints about Google Internet companies on the processing of personal data of Gmail users, whose personal data are analyzed for contextual advertising targeting.

"In response to his request, Roskomnadzor received information from Google about the policy of processing personal data of users in this company and satisfied with this answer," said the head of the department, Vladimir Pikov, adding that we are not talking about registering Google as an automated processing operator of personal data.

As RIA Novosti recalls, earlier in a number of Russian media there was information that Google refused to fulfill the requirement of Roskomnadzor and notify the regulators about their procedures for processing personal data of Gmail users and compliance with their confidentiality.

For their part, Google said that "the conclusion of a user agreement (as the basis for processing personal data) is a universally recognized practice and is fully consistent with the current Russian legislation." Google noted that they do not disclose personal information to users to companies, organizations and private individuals not related to Google, except when the user expresses his consent, or there is a legal requirement of authorized bodies, for example, a court decision.