The right to be forgotten and the EU data protection reform: Why we must see through a distorted debate and adopt strong new rules soon

Text of a speech by Martine Reicherts, EU Justice Commissioner, at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Lyon, France, on the 18 August 2014.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Google faces data watchdogs over 'right to be forgotten' http://www.europeansources.info/record/google-faces-data-watchdogs-over-right-to-be-forgotten/

EUObserver, 19.08.14: EU justice chief criticises Google on 'right to be forgotten' http://euobserver.com/news/125290

ESO: Background information: European Court of Justice orders Google to delete personal data http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-court-of-justice-orders-google-to-delete-personal-data/

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