The company says that the new feature is currently in the works

Jun 12, 2014 17:31 GMT  ·  By

Just like the other online tech giants that are currently offering services to those living on the Old Continent, Microsoft needs to provide users with the “Right to Be Forgotten,” a new feature that was specifically requested by the European Union for all search engines, including Google and Microsoft.

The first has already implemented such an option, but Microsoft is still working on it, pointing out that Bing will soon offer users the right to be forgotten just like the European Union is requesting.

“We’re currently working on a special process for residents of the European Union to request blocks of specific privacy-related search results on Bing in response to searches on their names. Given the many questions that have been raised about how the recent ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union should be implemented, developing an appropriate system is taking us some time. We’ll be providing additional information about making requests soon,” Microsoft said in an updated notice today.

The right to be forgotten rule was created specifically to give users the power to remove their details from the Internet in a very easy and effective way, so the European Union has asked all online services on the Old Continent to introduce such features as soon as possible.

Google was one of the first companies to comply with the requirements announced by the European Court of Justice, so a special form is now available for those who want to demand the right to be forgotten.