An unrealistic and undesirable alternative to the right to be forgotten

Björn Lundgren

doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2022.102446

An unrealistic and undesirable alternative to the right to be forgotten

Björn Lundgren^*

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Abstract

In their “Così fan tutte: A better approach than the right to be forgotten”, Martha Garcia-Murillo and Ian MacInnes (2018) present an alternative to the right to be forgotten. It mainly consists of changing social norms to a more open and transparent society and improving anti-discrimination laws. In this reply, I challenge their suggestions both empirically and normatively, arguing that they cannot achieve what they set-out; that their analysis of privacy and the right to be forgotten misses important aspects that go beyond discrimination; and that we have a shared interest in allowing individuals to live a partly opaque life.

Original language	English
Article number	102446
Number of pages	6
Journal	Telecommunications Policy
Volume	47
Issue number	1
Early online date	8 Dec 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2022.102446
Publication status	Published - Feb 2023

Keywords

Manipulation
Opacity
Privacy
Social norms
The right to be forgotten
The right to privacy
Transparency

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