Right to be Forgotten
A right, rooted in GDPR Article 17, allowing individuals to request deletion of their personal data under specified conditions.
Full definition
Under GDPR Article 17, the right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") lets EU/EEA residents demand that a controller erase personal data when, among other grounds, the data is no longer necessary, consent is withdrawn, or processing is unlawful. Similar rights exist in US state laws (CCPA right to delete, VCDPA, CPA, etc.) though worded differently. The term originates from EU caselaw (Google Spain v. AEPD, 2014).
Related terms
GDPR
General Data Protection Regulation, the European Union's comprehensive data protection law governing personal data of EU/EEA residents.
CCPA
California Consumer Privacy Act, the first comprehensive US state privacy law, granting California residents rights to know, delete, and opt out of the sale of their personal information.
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