Google fights right to be forgotten on the legal front in London court

Google Inc is bracing for its first battle in a London 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 they have served their sentences, Judge Matthew Nicklin said at a pre-trial hearing Thursday.

“This is the first time that the English court is going to decide the issue of the right to be forgotten,” Nicklin said.

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