Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/9/17

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

The “Right to Be Forgotten” is now enshrined in European Union law. What the heck is the “Right to Be Forgotten” and is it a good idea or, from a US point of view, a violation of our First Amendment?

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 2/7/13

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

The EU is contemplating changing their data protection law to include, among other provisions, the “right to be forgotten.” Companies that depend on selling information about users of their services are not pleased: neither is the US government. But this is a process worth keeping an eye on: here’s why.