This document summarizes a presentation on the "Right to be Forgotten" and discusses related issues. It begins by introducing the presenter and defines the Right to be Forgotten as having information about oneself deleted or removed from search results if it is inadequate, irrelevant, excessive or not up-to-date. It then discusses example cases that led to the establishment of this right and the European Court of Justice's ruling. The document outlines how Google has implemented removal of search results and talks about debates around whether information online should always remain available or be removable in some cases. It closes by considering philosophical questions around balancing privacy, transparency and the historical record.
8. The Right to be Forgotten
Speck&Tech 3
“Security & Privacy”
9. Who I am
Francesco Bonadiman
▶ Marketing & Communications
Officer @ EIT Digital Alumni
▶ Trento Node Local Representative
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10. Who I am
Francesco Bonadiman
▶ Marketing & Communications
Officer @ EIT Digital Alumni
▶ Trento Node Local Representative
▶ Co-founder @ Speck&Tech
▶ francescobonadiman.com
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24. Definition
Have
● information
● personal data
● photos/videos
● ...
deleted / removed
(de-indexed)
if these are
● inadequate
● irrelevant
● excessive
● not up-to-date
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25. Definition
Have
● information
● personal data
● photos/videos
● ...
deleted / removed
(de-indexed)
if these are
● inadequate
● irrelevant
● excessive
● not up-to-date
(based on the purpose for
which they were collected)
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45. February 2016
Search results removals →
applied to all domains
BUT using geolocation signals
if IP address of the browser is
located in the European Union
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48. ● CNIL rejected
this approach
● French Data
Protection
authority fined
Google 100K€
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49. ● CNIL rejected
this approach
● French Data
Protection
authority fined
Google 100K€
“a person's right to
privacy cannot
depend on the
geographic origin
of those viewing
the search results"
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50. Google said this new law could “prevent citizens from seeing
content that is perfectly legal in that certain country”
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82. References
1. Bygrave L., A right to be forgotten?, Communications of the ACM, 2015
2. Ausloos J., The ‘Right to be Forgotten’ - Worth Remembering?, Forthcoming Computer Law & Security
Review, 2012
3. de Terwangne. C, Internet Privacy and the Right to Be Forgotten/Right to Oblivion, Revista de los
Estudios de Derecho y Ciencia Política de la UOC, 2012
4. Wagner M., Li-Reilly Y., The right to be forgotten, The Advocate, 2014
5. Weber R., The Right to Be Forgotten: More Than a Pandora’s Box?, JIPITEC, 2011
6. Bennett S., The "Right to Be Forgotten": Reconciling EU and US Perspectives, Berkeley Journal of
International Law, 2012
7. Rosen J., The Right to Be Forgotten, Stanford Law Review, 2012
8. wsj.com/articles/eu-says-google-should-extend-right-to-be-forgotten-to-com-websites-1417006254 -
The Wall Street Journal
9. wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_be_forgotten - Wikipedia
10. www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/18/the-right-be-forgotten-google-search - The Guardian
11. www.google.com/transparencyreport/removals/europeprivacy/ - Google