Web users can now ask Google to remove data

Technology giant Google has launched a new system that allows web users to request information about them be removed from search results in the wake of the "right to be forgotten" ruling.

Two weeks ago, a European court ruled that internet users in Europe had the right to request information that they deemed damaging or a breach of privacy be removed from the results of searches with services like Google.

The ruling has sparked a debate over the need for balance between the “right to be forgotten” and the “right to know” and freedom of expression.