What is Right To Be Forgotten and its status in the world
Basically, the right to be forgotten is the right to remove personal information available on public platforms such as websites, search engines, etc. when that information becomes irrelevant
The right to be forgotten is derived from the "right of oblivion", which is described in French jurisprudence.
- It was used by criminals who had completed their sentence, at that time this right was considered necessary for the social integration of criminals.
Right to Be Forgotten is legally recognised in the European Union under the General Data Protection Regulation, as well as upheld by several courts in Europe
In 2015, the Russian government enacted a law entitled Right to Be Forgotten, which states that anyone can compel search engines to delete their personal information. Right to Be Forgotten does not have legal protection in the US.
Right to be forgotten in India
- At present, there is no concrete law in India regarding Right to Be Forgotten, IT Rule 2011 is the law governing digital data, but there is no separate provision in that too.
Issues related to the right to be forgotten -
- A person's data is on many platforms simultaneously, due to which it is very difficult to remove it.
- Criminals can ask to remove their criminal data, which can cause disruption in front of law and order.
way forward -
- a separate mechanism will have to be set up to enforce right to be forgotten
- The government will have to make a strong data protection policy to protect the data
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