Less than 5% of the "right to be forgotten" requests by European users involve criminals, public figures, or politicians.
According to newly uncovered data, more than 95% of the "right to be forgotten" requests made to Google in Europe concern ordinary citizens. The Guardian found data traces in the source code of Google's transparency report and ran an analysis, which led them to conclude that barely 5% of the removal requests involved criminals, politicians, or public figures.