Constitutional Court, Martínez vs. Google Colombia & El Tiempo publishing house, Judgment T-040/13

Document type
Court Decision
Country
Court ruled a writ of amparo (“acción de tutela”) regarding the request of a citizen of eliminating an old newspaper article that connected him to a criminal organization and a former criminal process. The article was displayed on Google search engine and a newspaper website. The plaintiff claimed the violation of his fundamental rights of privacy, good name and honor. According to the Court, Google search engine had not published the information and, for that reason, it was not required to modify, correct, delete or supplement the information retrieved in a specific search. 
Country
Year
2013
Topic, claim, or defense
Privacy or Data Protection
Document type
Court Decision
Issuing entity
Highest Domestic/National (including State) Court
Type of service provider
Search Engine or Index
Type of law
Civil