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- Title
Should We Have a Right to Be Forgotten? A Critique of Key Arguments Underlying This Quest.
- Authors
Tavani, Herman T.
- Abstract
organized into five main parts, this paper examines some controversial claims and arguments put forth in the debate about one's "Right to be Forgotten" (RTbF), sometimes referred to as the "Right to Erasure" in the digital world. Part 1 provides a brief introduction to the historical background and events in the European union (Eu) leading to the controversial may 2014 court ruling on RTbF, which affects citizens of Eu countries. Whereas Part 2 includes an analysis of typical arguments that have been used to oppose RTbF, which I categorize into five distinct argument- types, Part 3 analyzes some typical "categories" of arguments (organized into three main argumenttypes) that have been put forth to defend RTbF. I show why some key assumptions underlying the arguments on both sides of this debate are questionable, and more importantly, I also show why each argument is (logically) fallacious. Also, I note that even if the arguments examined in Parts 2 and 3 are not exhaustive, they clearly represent the main kinds of arguments that have been advanced thus far, both for and against RTbF. While Part 4 critically assesses some current proposals for implementing RTbF (in Eu nations), Part 5 concludes with a brief discussion of some important aspects of RTbF that have not yet been fully addressed.
- Subjects
EUROPEAN Union countries; RIGHT to be forgotten; RIGHT of privacy; FREEDOM of speech; INTERNET governance -- Law &; legislation; DATA protection; DATA protection laws; DATA security laws
- Publication
Journal of Information Ethics, 2018, Vol 27, Issue 2, p26
- ISSN
1061-9321
- Publication type
Article