Google is fut coins likely to have a fight on its hands, however,considering the European Commission is currently in the process ofupdating its data protection laws; in its current form, therevisal emphasises the individual's right to be forgotten andplaces an expiration date on the filing of personal data.

In a blogpost published on the day of the hearing, Google's Headof Free Expression for Europe, the Middle East and Africa WilliamEchikson emphasised that it stands by the right to public access ofinformation that is "valid, legal content -- which a newspapernotice on a property auction is in Spain.