As the discussion of federal data privacy makes its way to the U.S., experts say a recommendation, largely in favor of Google over an alleged violation of the European Union's right to be forgotten, could shape the way legislation in the U.S. over data privacy and cybersecurity is crafted.

According to a Thursday article in the Wall Street Journal, an adviser to the EU's highest court recommended that the right to be forgotten does not apply when someone who requested to be forgotten appears in a search engine outside of the EU.

Andrew Burt, the chief privacy officer and legal engineer of data management company Immuta, said that this was only a recommendation and there will still need to be a final ruling by the court. However, Burt said the court will most likely go along with the recommendation.