is The "right to be forgotten" has been enshrined by Europe's highest court, ordering search engine operators to delete links containing old, excessive or misleading personal information. A win for privacy or a new form of online censorship? Mahesh Sharma unravels the web and asks: could it happen here?
Tony Hall's insight:
I think this article is really interesting. I have been thinking a lot about the trail we leave in cyberspace as we do stuff online. Should we be able to dictate what appears online about ourselves? Or can that be seen as a form of censorship? Personally, I believe I should be able to say what is available online about me. Especially when it is to do with my private life! I guess it is a form of censorship but it would be me who is doing the censoring. I'm not sure how this will pan out in the coming years but I am certain it will become a big(ger) issue. What are your thoughts?