Do You Have The Right To Be Forgotten Online?
How Powerful Is Google? http://testu.be/1dNc0QU Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml The EU is fighting Google for users to have the right to be forgotten. In this digital age, should you...
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In May 2014, the European Court of Justice ruled that internet users have the quote “right to be forgotten”. They ordered Google to remove undesirable links to personal data that is “inaccurate, inadequate, irrelevant or excessive” when asked to do so. However, opponents of the ruling say that it is a form of censorship, and could have a chilling effect on internet speech. So, should you have the right to be forgotten on the internet? This idea is actually not a new legal concept. A decade ago, the 1995 European Union Data Protection Directive set the stage for updated privacy rules in the digital era. With the ubiquitous nature of internet record keeping, erasing information is not as easy as it used to be. Many believe legal protections need to catch u...
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In May 2014, the European Court of Justice ruled that internet users have the quote “right to be forgotten”. They ordered Google to remove undesirable links to personal data that is “inaccurate, inadequate, irrelevant or excessive” when asked to do so. However, opponents of the ruling say that it is a form of censorship, and could have a chilling effect on internet speech. So, should you have the right to be forgotten on the internet? This idea is actually not a new legal concept. A decade ago, the 1995 European Union Data Protection Directive set the stage for updated privacy rules in the digital era. With the ubiquitous nature of internet record keeping, erasing information is not as easy as it used to be. Many believe legal protections need to catch u...
