On the Internet, having a clean name and record is vital to securing business and jobs, especially in a world where more employees check up a name online and on social networks.

Former Morgan Stanley banker Daniel Hegglin found all too late that Internet trolls were spouting nonsense about him and his business, claiming Hegglin was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and he had ties with the Italian mafia.

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These allegations - which were reported on over 4,000 websites on Google's search engine - were false accusations that should not be labelled on the search engine. Hegglin went to court against Google to get these search engine results removed from the Web.

Google reportedly found Hegglin's case an easy one to work with, considering the magnitude of the articles and posts tying Hegglin views with that of the Nazi party. The Hong Kong based banker showed evidence against these claims in court.

The court case was handled in London, UK, where the European "right to be forgotten" rule stands. The new rule, imposed by the government to Google, makes sure anyone who wants to be forgotten (within reason) can pursue legal action, if the search engine does not help.

Google has - for the most part - worked with any person who wants to be forgotten from search engines. This can be anything from removing a few demeaning pages to taking the name out of the index, although this can lead to issues when people share the same name.

The next order of business, according to Hegglin, is finding out exactly who started the Internet trolling. He has asked for Google to reveal the IP address of the attacker, for authorities to use to track the person who started all of the issues.

Internet trolling has started to become a real offense. In the UK, various attacks on celebrities, the government and the Monarchy can lead to imprisonment, although it is a small offense compared to other hate-speech crimes.

Google has been tackling the issue as fast as they can, but it is obvious the search engine cannot police the Internet. Some governments have called for harsher laws against hate speech and trolling, while others have asked for a general authority to oversee search results.

TagsMorgan Stanley, European laws, Right to Be Forgotten, Internet trolling