In U.K. Right to Be Forgotten First, ICO Orders Google to Remove Search Links

In what appears to be the first right to be forgotten enforcement action made public by the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office, the ICO Aug. 20 said it ordered Google Inc. to remove nine search results linked to an individual’s minor criminal offense committed almost 10 years ago.

In an enforcement notice dated Aug. 18, the ICO said the Internet search engine operator had to remove the links at issue within 35 days or face further enforcement action.

The ICO, the U.K.’s data protection authority, said in the notice that it issued the “stop now” order after Google “refused to remove ...