I understand why the DMCA exists -- so that people can't post your copyrighted data (that you necessarily own) without your consent.

I understand slander laws -- so that people can't make up stories about you and present them as facts.

I do not understand the Right to be Forgotten -- if something is true and public information, why should Google hide the data from its search results? An article being about you does not mean that the information inside of it "belongs" to you.

>> "the links relating to a criminal offence that were removed by Google following a request from the individual concerned."

You can't request the BBC or Telegraph to take down true and legitimate articles (nor should you), so on what basis does the EU think that they can order Google to alter their search results?