Google Spain SL v. Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

2014 E.C.R. 317, C-131/12, ECLI EU C 2014 616 (2014)

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Google Spain SL v. Agencia Española de Protección de Datos

European Court of Justice
2014 E.C.R. 317, C-131/12, ECLI EU C 2014 616 (2014)

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Facts

Costeja González was a Spanish citizen. Google Spain SL (defendant) was the Spanish division of Google Inc. When an Internet user searched González’s name on Google’s search engine, the user would find links to an issue of the La Vanguardia newspaper. The issue included an announcement mentioning Mr. González’s name in relation to a real estate auction for the recovery of social-security debts. González sued Google SL and Google Inc. González wanted to force Google to remove the personal data relating to González from Google’s search results.

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Issue

Holding and Reasoning (Grand Chamber)

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