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  • Case Study

    Case of Anthony – Spent convictions are still available online, even after complaining to the ICO

    …case This case relates to Unlock’s policy work on the google effect. We have practical guidance on dealing with information on the internet, online and through search engines like Google….

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  • Personal Story

    Google, you know my name but don’t judge me when you don’t know my story

    …of research and eventually discovered that I could apply to Google to have the links to my name removed which I did. Google came back to me very quickly, to…

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  • Article

    Google ordered to remove search results about a spent conviction

    …issue of the ‘google-effect’ and spent convictions can be found on our policy page here. We also have practical information for people dealing with the google-effect on our information site….

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  • Case Study

    Case of William – Do spent convictions relating to possession of indecent images get de-listed from internet search engines?

    …the google effect. We have practical guidance on dealing with information on the internet, online and through search engines like Google. Names and details have been changed to protect the…

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  • Case Study

    Asher – Unlock helped me to get links to online information about my conviction removed

    …his application to Google. Asher got back in touch with Unlock a couple of weeks later to say: “Google have removed the URLs relating to my name and spent conviction….

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  • Article

    Google’s ‘right to be forgotten’

    …as a potential way of dealing with the ‘google-effect’ that often haunts people for lots of different reasons, and our Helpline and Forum have already seen this being raised by…

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  • Personal Story

    Google, ‘Do the right thing’ – don’t take my spent conviction into account when making recruitment decisions

    …details of the gross misconduct hearing had destroyed the working relationship between myself and Google. Throughout Google’s recruitment process, they’d never asked me whether I had a criminal record I’d…

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  • Article

    Summary of updates – November 2014

    …this information page provides a link to the Government eligibility wizard which details whether an individual would be eligible to join and how to apply. The Google Effect We have…

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  • Case Study

    Case of Patrick – Spent convictions online jeopardising self-employment

    …online was having an adverse effect on his business. Google refused his request. Patrick did not make a complaint to the Information Commissioners Office and we have advised him that…

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  • Case Study

    Case of Natasha – Online links hampering chances of promotion

    …conviction. She has yet to receive a response from the ICO.   Notes about this case This case relates to Unlock’s policy work on the google effect. We have practical…

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