EL--Tigre

I don't have full access to the above - has anyone proposed some alternatives to the current system? Apologies if you did so in the above article - in that case I'll pay for a subscription to read it.

Haha don't be sorry. I'm not actually Canadian, I'm an Irish law student studying on exchange there.

About Europe though - do you think the current mechanism is appropriate? What are your thoughts on the argument that Google are being afforded quasi-governmental authority in deciding public issues, except without the checks and balances that tend to come with this power.

Hi Meg. Do you think the right to be forgotten should be adopted elsewhere, for example in Canada? Do you think the current system in Europe is appropriate? Or could it be improved?

I have a few others questions too but I don't want to take away from others' opportunity to have their questions answered.

There is no need to be particularly savvy. You simply fill out a form and send it off to Google. Its not as if it requires documents to be lodged in the court and a team of lawyers. The idea that the right will be used solely to benefit the rich and powerful is one of the biggest misconceptions about the right to be forgotten.