The Right to Be Forgotten and the Challenges Ahead

This article first reviews the importance and the positive impact of the internet in our environment, and refers to the threats to users’ personal data, especially those very difficult to delete. The article then examines the possibility of removing personal data from the internet known as the right to be forgotten, and studies the European standards as to data protection and the right to informational self determination. The article finally analyses the theoretical as well as practical challenges between the right to be forgotten and freedom of expression, and, as a conclusion, provides certain suggestions in order to resolve the conflict between the two.