The key concept here seems to be that Google decided that a public figure shouldn't be able to have something forgotten (which is reasonable, and in line with Right To Be Forgotten), but failed to account for the fact that something proven to be inaccurate or unfounded should still be able to be forgotten because it isn't true.
The latter issue is particularly important, as someone should not be permanently be harmed by a mere accusation of wrongdoing. Accusations should not follow someone after they've proven inaccurate.
According to lumendatabase the defamation complaints were filed 8 times by her lawyer about a private video (that seemingly was uploaded without her consent to porn websites) where she appeared as a "hooker from Brussels".
I think this is a serious human rights issue, in times where not everybody knows what's actually going on on their mobile devices, where Android malware is not a joke anymore and commonly spread around.
I mean, just imagine the same case that your private pictures or videos get uploaded to a porn website and Google simply ignores your legal complaints to take those down ... social- and work-life must be a living hell from that point on.
At risk of sounding callous, whether or not there was a violation of human rights is irrelevant to this decision. The law shouldn't be interpreted so that it hurts somebody (who might deserve it) right now. If the previous allegations were wrongly seen as unsubstantiated, then that case should be investigated separately.
However, I could see an argument for keeping criminal allegations public to allow future investigations by a concerned public. How would we balance that against possibly lifelong damage to a person's reputation?
> social- and work-life must be a living hell from that point on.
Why? Even if all of my colleagues have seen me nude that really won't change my work-life. Socially I'm absolutely certain my friends would not care. Is this unusual somehow?
Malware can take them for you, and it doesn't need to be your phone either. Maybe your gf is playing some mobile game, while pointing the camera at you... which is pretty reasonable situation.
That's what people get for trying to put every function into a single device...
The latter issue is particularly important, as someone should not be permanently be harmed by a mere accusation of wrongdoing. Accusations should not follow someone after they've proven inaccurate.