This panel addressed the right to be forgotten (RTBF) from a global perspective, presenting points of view from relevant stakeholders and academic researchers from different regions. As established in the Court of Justice of the European Union’s 2014 Google Spain case, this is a right under data protection law for individuals to request that search engines de-list specified results appearing in response to a search for the individual’s name.[1] While search engines may decline to de-list results based on public interest considerations, the RTBF is still far broader than de-listing or removal rights in many countries, including the United States. This is especially the case since de-listing can also be requested for information that lawfully published online.

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Related Topics: data protectionRight to be Forgotten