Right to be Forgotten – what you need to know

Pretty much everyone has heard of the EU’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), as it was high up in the headlines as a proposed regulation prior to it coming into force in 2018.

The GDPR applies to all European Union member states and lays out the regulations regarding data collection, data protection and the rights of data controllers and individuals.

The Right to be Forgotten is Article 17 of the GDPR and it gives people the right to control their own data under certain circumstances.

Let’s have a closer look at the right to be forgotten, how it works, and why this European Data Protection law impacts everyone in one way or another.