Google Case Set to Examine If EU Data Rules Extend Globally

Google Case Set to Examine If EU Data Rules Extend Globally
Google is taking its legal fight against an order requiring it to extend "right to be forgotten" rules to its search engines globally to Europe's top court. Jens Meyer/AP
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LONDON—Google is going to Europe’s top court in its legal fight against an order requiring it to extend “right to be forgotten” rules to its search engines globally.

The technology giant is set for a showdown at the European Union Court of Justice in Luxembourg on Sept. 6, with France’s data privacy regulator over an order to remove search results worldwide upon request.