Google hit with €600,000 Belgian privacy fine

Google was “negligent” in deciding not to remove the links, given that the company had evidence that the facts were irrelevant and out of date, APD said. — Reuters

BRUSSELS: Google has received a record fine from Belgium’s data protection authority (APD) of €600,000 (RM2.91mil) for not complying with European rules on a person’s “right to be forgotten” online.

The €600,000 (RM2.91mil) penalty is the largest ever imposed by APD, it said on July 14, and more than 10 times bigger than the authority’s previous record penalty.