Right to be forgotten
CIPP/E glossary · Last reviewed: · By Victor Humenhuk (CIPP/E certified)
Right to be forgotten - The right (from Google Spain, later Article 17) to have certain personal data delisted/erased, balanced against public-interest factors.
In the CIPP/E body of knowledge, Right to be forgotten comes up under Ch 17.5 - Search engines; Google Spain; Ch 3.3.4 - Reform; Ch 9.1 - Overview.
Right to be forgotten in context
- The reform promised a [[single set of rules]], a [[right to be forgotten]], [[data portability]] and tougher fines. (Reform of the EU framework and the road to the GDPR)
- The case established the [[right to be forgotten]] - now on a statutory footing under ==Article 17== of the GDPR. (Search engines and the right to be forgotten)
- [[Right to erasure]] (==Article 17==), also called the right to be forgotten, lets a data subject have their data deleted in defined cases - e.g. (Module 5 · Erasure / right to be forgotten (Article 17))
Where Right to be forgotten is covered in the CIPP/E study notes
- Reform of the EU framework and the road to the GDPR
- Background - the rights and their Articles
- Search engines and the right to be forgotten
- Module 5 · Erasure / right to be forgotten (Article 17)
- Module 8 · Search engines, Google Spain & social media targeting
Related terms
- Trilogue
- Single set of rules
- Council of Ministers
- Data Protection Directive
- Data subject rights
- Google Spain
- User log files
- Right to erasure
- EDPB Guidelines 8/2020
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