Google Inc is bracing itself for its first battle in England’s High Court over the so-called “right to be forgotten.”
Two anonymous people want the search engine to take down links to information about their old convictions. Both describe themselves in their court filings as businessmen. One was convicted of conspiracy to account falsely, and the other was convicted of conspiracy to intercept communications, but those convictions are spent, judge Matthew Nicklin told a pre-trial hearing on Jan 18.
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