Between September 2020 and April 2024, 26.5 percent of content evaluated for delisting from search results in Sweden was due to insufficient information, while 25.5 percent of content requested for delisting due to name not found.
Distribution of requests to delist website content from Google under European privacy law in Sweden from September 2020 to April 2024, by category
Crime: Page content references the requester in connection with crimes. For example, content may relate to the requester’s conviction, witness testimony, or victim status.
Name not found: No reference to the requester's name can be found in the content page at the the provided URL. However, the individual’s name may appear in the URL.
Insufficient information: Page content was not categorized because Google required more information to process the request. For example, the requester supplied an incomplete URL or did not provide a reason for requesting a URL be delisted.
Miscellaneous: Page content does not fit into any of the other content categories.
Personal information: Page content contains the requester's personal address, residence, or other contact information; images and/or videos of the individual; or other types of non-sensitive personal information.
Political: Page content contains criticism of a requester's political or government activities or information that is relevant to the individual’s public political history, platform, or profile.
Professional information: Page content contains a requester's work address, contact information, or general information about their business activities.
Professional wrongdoing: Page content references a criminal or court activity—crimes, acquittals, or exonerations—specifically in relation to a professional role.
Self authored: Requester authored all or some of the page content.
Sensitive personal information: The page content mentions the requester's medical status, sexual orientation, creed, ethnicity, or political affiliation.
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