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问题 A businessman who has launched a legal bid to remove some search results about his criminal conviction in the first"right to be forgotten"case in the English courts should not be allowed to rewrite history,lawyers for Google have said The claimant,referred to only as NTI f tor legal reasons,was convicted of conspiracy to account falsely in the late 1990s and wants google to remove results that mention his case,including web pages published by a national newspaper.Representing NTl,Hugh Tomlinson QC,chairman of the press regulation campaign Hacked Off,told the high court that the presence of the articles caused"distress and upset”.In 2014 the European Union's court of justice ruled that"irrelevant'"and outdated data should be erased on request.Since then,Google has received requests to remove at least 2.4m links from search results.Search engines can reject applications if they believe the public interest in accessing the information outweighs a right to privacy But Antony White QC,representing Google,said the right to be forgotten"ruling was"not a right to rewrite history or.tailor your past if that's what this claimant would like to use it for".White said the business malpractice that gave rise to NTl's conviction was"serious and sustained".White told the court the businessman had portrayed himself as a"respected businessman"with a successful career on social media and in a series of blog posts,on a blog containing information about his business and financial background.The posts create a"false picture"and if his right to be forgotten claim succeeds he would continue to“mislead”Tomlinson told the court the businessman was not a public figure and now made a living on commercial lending and funding a property developer.Before anyone meets a new person these days they Google them,"Tomlinson told the court.He said"many people engage in misdeeds when they are young or in the past"and if the misdeeds are"constantly brought to the attention of others then they will permanently have a negative effect".The conviction is now spent,Tomlinson said,and the law is designed to allow for the rehabilitation of offenders so they can go on to lead normal lives The high court case,which is expected to last five days,will be monitored by convicted criminals and others who want embarrassing stories erased from the web Google's refusal to erase two links to newspaper articles referencing the businessman's conviction led to Tuesday's hearing.The businessman who is represented by the law firm Carter-Ruck,gave evidence to the court on Tuesday about the founding of the controversial property company which he had an interest in.The company was subject to a regulatory sanction before being wound upWhich of the following statements can be inferred from Tomlinson's statements?A.The life of public figures will be greatly disturbed if they can be"Googled"by othersB.The online data of one's misdeeds will deprive their opportunity of life redemptionC.The public may be misled if the online results of one's previous misdeeds are erasedD.The businessman should reflect his past misconduct and live a normal life

选项 A.The life of public figures will be greatly disturbed if they can be"Googled"by others
B.The online data of one's misdeeds will deprive their opportunity of life redemption
C.The public may be misled if the online results of one's previous misdeeds are erased
D.The businessman should reflect his past misconduct and live a normal life

答案 B

解析推理题。根据题干的提示可定位到第五段和第六段,第五段中汤姆林森提到“许多人年轻时或在过去有过不妥当的行为,如果这些欠妥的行为不断引起别人的注意,那将永远产生负面的影响”。

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