The Right to Have our Information Forgotten is a Fundamental Right

Here is an article (in French) written by Mr. Yann Padova, General Secretary of CNIL, the French Data Protection Agency. The title of the article, "Pas de liberté sans droit à l’oubli dans la société numérique," argues strongly that there cannot be any freedom in a digital society without the right to be forgotten.


Mr. Padova argues that all the information about us broadcasted on the web should have an expiration date. That would prevent HR directors, colleagues, your aunt, and just any other party curious about you to be able to see pictures of that wild weekend in Florida 10 years ago, when you and your friends played Monopoly all night long drinking non-diet cokes.