Right to be forgotten likely to be EU-based
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Subject
The EU’s right to be forgotten principle.
Significance
An advocate-general of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on January 10 stated the EU’s principle of ‘the right to be forgotten’ (RTBF) should only apply to internet users within the EU and not globally. The opinion does not constitute the Court’s ruling and ECJ judges do not always follow the advice of senior legal officials. The issue divides EU national authorities and large technology companies.
Impacts
- US tech firms will continue to face fines from national EU regulators on alleged violations of the General Data Protection Regulation.
- EU actions against US tech firms will exacerbate transatlantic tensions.
- For smaller technology firms, the cost of EU regulatory compliance may be prohibitive.
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