Right to be Forgotten

The right to be forgotten, also known as the right to erasure, is the right to have private information removed from search engines and other directories. This right was established in the European Union in 2014 and is now codified in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The right to be forgotten allows individuals to request that search engines remove specific results for queries related to their name. Search engines must consider whether the information is inaccurate, irrelevant, or excessive and if there is a public interest in keeping it available.

The right to be forgotten applies when:

The data is no longer needed for its original purpose

The data subject has withdrawn their consent

The data subject has objected to the processing

The data was unlawfully processed

The data must be erased to comply with a legal obligation