Google, the world's dominant search engine firm, disagrees — and warns that a fundamental charter right is being threatened. "The right to be forgotten impinges on our ability to deliver on our mission, which is to provide relevant search results to our users," said Peter Fleischer, Google's global privacy counsel. Internet lawyer Allen Mendelsohn worries about the "slippery slope" implied in a right to be forgotten. Flood of requests expectedHe said he expects that Canada will face a flood of requests if current or future laws embrace the right to be forgotten. While the European court upheld the right to be forgotten, Chile, Colombia and the U.S. have all rejected it.

Source: CBC News September 29, 2018 09:00 UTC