The spent conviction is not the end of the story
Time, public interest and the “Personal Privacy Zone”: how the passage of time actually shapes a Right to Be Forgotten request, and why “spent” is necessary but not sufficient.
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How we think about the work
Precise, practical writing on the legal and technical mechanics of delisting — the criteria search engines apply, the appeal routes that exist, and the limits of the mechanism.
What Google actually looks for
The four words that decide most requests — inaccurate, inadequate, irrelevant, excessive — and the specific work each of them does in a submission.
Read articleWhen Google says no
The ICO complaint route and what it can achieve. A refusal is not the end of the process — but the appeal must engage with the right factors.
Read articleDelisting is not deletion
The most persistent misconception about the Right to Be Forgotten, and the practical consequences of understanding the distinction properly.
Read articleCriminal records and the digital long shadow
Why the availability of spent convictions online bypasses the DBS system, and why RTBF is a partial remedy to a wider problem.
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