The Effect of Time on the Right to Be Forgotten in the UK
The Right to Be Forgotten enables private individuals to request the removal of articles and images from search engine results, such as Google or Bing, and AI platforms like ChatGPT, when their name is searched in the UK and EU.
Philip Martin, Senior Caseworker at Internet Erasure Ltd, notes that the Right to Be Forgotten is not automatic.
Each case undergoes a balancing test between personal privacy and public interest, making it an area of discretionary and subjective rights without absolute rules.
- Article 17 UK GDPR (Right to Erasure)
- Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Right to Privacy), incorporated into UK law by the Human Rights Act 1998
These legal foundations guide the implementation of the Right to Be Forgotten in the UK.
Author's summary: The Right to Be Forgotten in the UK balances privacy and public interest.