Data protection and the right to be forgotten | Practical Law

Data protection and the right to be forgotten | Practical Law

The European Commission published a proposed new data protection framework for the EU on 25 January 2012. The proposed legislation not only reflects the change in the way personal data is used, but also the change in public opinion about how it should be used. The new framework proposes, among other things, that data controllers can no longer rely on implied consent in the processing of personal data and that data subjects have the right to be forgotten. This article discusses the current and future position of data protection legislation in the EU.

Data protection and the right to be forgotten

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Data protection and the right to be forgotten

by Adam Rose and Katherine Ollerhead, Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP
Law stated as at 01 Mar 2012 • European Union
The European Commission published a proposed new data protection framework for the EU on 25 January 2012. The proposed legislation not only reflects the change in the way personal data is used, but also the change in public opinion about how it should be used. The new framework proposes, among other things, that data controllers can no longer rely on implied consent in the processing of personal data and that data subjects have the right to be forgotten. This article discusses the current and future position of data protection legislation in the EU.
This article is part of the PLC multi-jurisdictional guide to data protection. For a full list of contents, please visit www.practicallaw.com/dataprotection-mjg.