A fortnight ago, Europe’s top court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that Google will not be required to apply the ‘right to be forgotten’ globally. This means that search results suppressed within Europe at the request of the individual, will still be available to searches outside Europe.

A man complained to us last year after staff took a copy of his driver’s licence as he checked in to a hotel. The complainant was surprised that staff copied his licence and they couldn’t tell him why they needed the copy or how long they would keep it for.