The Importance of Spended Convictions in Search Engines

Dominic says the judgment will have implications for search engines and data holders in the future. The case was based upon spent convictions so it's more general relevance is perhaps limited, he adds. Dominic thinks there are likely to be increased pressure on search engines because they couldn't claim an exemption under the Data Protection Act by keeping inaccurate or out-of-date information as journalists.