Europeans Should Have the Right to Be Forgotten by Facebook
EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding introduced proposals today for public consultation to rewrite outdated protection laws in order to give citizens more control over their personal data. The proposals state that people “should have the ‘right to be forgotten’ when their data is no longer needed or they want their data to be deleted,” and recommends giving consumers the right to sue over breaches of privacy. The Commission aims to introduce legislation in 2011.
