A concept that has been discussed and put into practice in the European Union (EU) and Argentina in recent years. The issue has arisen from the desires of some individuals to “determine the development of his life in an autonomous way, without being perpetually or periodically stigmatized as a consequence of a specific action performed in the past.
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Internet Identity and the Right to be Forgotten: International Trends and Regulatory Perspectives
Valentina Amenta (National Research Council, Institute for Informatics and Telematics, Italy), Adriana Lazzaroni (National Research Council, Institute for Informatics and Telematics, Italy), and Laura Abba (National Research Council, Institute for Informatics and Telematics, Italy)
Copyright: © 2015
|Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8371-6.ch002
Abstract
In this chapter, the analysis will focus on the concept of digital identity which is evolving and changing, based on the experiences that every individual lives. The chapter further highlights how the digital identity includes the fundamental human rights such as the right to a name, the right of reply, the right to protection of personal data and the right to an image. In translating the right to personal identity to our digitalized era, with its massive use of social networks, we have added to the related decalogue of rights the right to oblivion, equally called right to be forgotten. Given the complexity of the subject, the chapter develops an analysis of the actual international regulatory trends.