EU Data Protection law: a ‘right to be forgotten’?

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Publication Date July 2014
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The May 2014 judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Case C-131/12 relating to Google and the 'right to be forgotten' was wrong in principle, and the assumption of the Presidency that the 'right to be forgotten' exists has created an unworkable and unreasonable situation, said the United Kingdom House of Lords Home Affairs, Health and Education EU Sub-Committee in a report published on the 29 July 2014.

In response, EurActiv reported that the European Commissioner for Justice Martine Reicherts said, 'The recent European Court of Justice ruling does not elevate the right to be forgotten to a 'super right' trumping other fundamental rights, such as the freedom of expression or the freedom of the media'.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201415/ldselect/ldeucom/40/40.pdf
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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/
ESO: Background Information: European data watchdogs target Google over privacy http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-data-watchdogs-target-google-over-privacy/
ESO: Background information: Google removes press links after EU ruling http://www.europeansources.info/record/google-removes-press-links-after-eu-ruling/
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/
BBC News, 30.07.14: Peers say 'right to be forgotten' principle unreasonable http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28551845
UK: Parliament: House of Lords: EU Commitee: News, 30.07.14: 'Right to be forgotten' is unworkable, unreasonable and wrong in principle http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-home-affairs-sub-committee-f-/news/right-to-be-forgotten-report/
ESO: Background information: Find further information in ESO on Google and the right to be forgotten judgment http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=google%20right%20forgotten%20&searchOption=all
EurActiv, 30.07.14: Right to be forgotten does not trump media freedom, EU claims http://www.euractiv.com/sections/infosociety/right-be-forgotten-does-not-trump-media-freedom-eu-claims-303810
United Kingdom: House of Lords: Select Committee on the European Union: Government response to Committee's report on the Right to be Forgotten, October 2014 http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/eu-sub-com-f/righttobeforgotten/government-response-right-to-be-forgotten.pdf

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