MATTHEW HAMMOND
Aspiring Social Studies Teacher,
former Antitrust Enforcer & Dad
The Northern Lights near Reykjavík, Iceland (Feb. 2023, MCHammond)
If you'd like to try a second Google right-to-be-forgotten quiz, click below.
Resources by Research Role
Pro-Researcher
Review these materials for your research, noting relevant information even if it is outside the expertise of your role.
Why the right to be forgotten won't make it to the United States
Most Americans support right to have some personal info removed from online searches
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Scroll down to "Explore Requests." There are about 300 examples included. Do not review all 300, but review a couple dozen and pick out one's that may be helpful to support your recommendation.
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Looking at the examples is assigned to everyone, so you may want to divvy these up among your SpIT squad.
Anti-Researcher
Review these materials for your research, noting relevant information even if it is outside the expertise of your role.
What is the right to be forgotten? Netwrix.
The case against a right to be forgotten.
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Scroll down to "Explore Requests." There are about 300 examples included. Do not review all 300, but review a couple dozen and pick out one's that may be helpful to support your recommendation.
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Looking at the examples is assigned to everyone, so you may want to divvy these up among your SpIT squad.
Subject-Matter Expert
Review these materials for your research, noting relevant information even if it is outside the expertise of your role.
Right to be forgotten overview.
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Pay particular attention to the public interest factors that Google considers in the middle of the page.
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You do not need to review all 300 examples included on this page. Review a couple dozen and pick out one's that may be helpful to support your recommendation.
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Looking at the examples is also assigned to the other researchers, but not the rest of the page.
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You may want to divvy these up among your SpIT squad.
“Right to be forgotten” requests.
Request to block Bing search results in Europe.
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Included just to show how Microsoft's process compares.
OPTIONAL (helpful but repetitive of other items)
European privacy request search removals FAQs. On Google's Transparency Report Help Center webpage.
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Good reference if you need to understand the numbers in the Transparency Report or have other specific questions.
The rest of this video from 2:17 to 4:57.
Free Speech Expert
Review these materials for your research, noting relevant information even if it is outside the expertise of your role.
Why the right to be forgotten won't make it to the United States
Right to be forgotten v right to freedom of expression, who wins?
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Scroll down to "Explore Requests." There are about 300 examples included. Do not review all 300, but review a couple dozen and pick out one's that may be helpful to support your recommendation.
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Looking at the examples is assigned to everyone, so you may want to divvy these up among your SpIT squad.
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