Independent: Google and other search engine companies are “ill-placed” to make judgements on privacy issues, according to the Internet Services Providers’ Association (Ispa), which is calling for decisions to rest in the hands of the Information Commissioner.
Nicholas Lansman, secretary general of the association, which represents more than 200 Internet companies, told The Independent: “The Right to be Forgotten judgement puts online companies into the difficult position of having to balance the right to privacy of individuals with right to information of the general public.” He added: “Ispa has consistently argued that companies are ill-placed to make such decisions which should be made by a competent authority such as the Information Commissioner’s Office and its European counterparts.”
