Right to be Forgotten

The right to be forgotten is the idea that an individual should have the ability to erase parts of their online identity in which the information is no longer needed for its original processing purpose. This idea arose from individuals who believed that they should be able to control whether or not their information persists online. In the European Union (EU) and Argentina this right has already been implemented with the creation of a law which allows citizens to request that their information is removed from google's search results. The right to be forgotten brings up a number of issues concerning the relationship between internet censorship and the right to privacy, as well as online anonymity problems.