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An Example of Romanian Case Law on the Digital Right to Be Forgotten
An Example of Romanian Case Law on the Digital Right to Be Forgotten

Author(s): Silviu Dorin Şchiopu
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: data protection; right to be forgotten; right to digital oblivion; right to be delisted; right to de-indexing; Directive 95/46/EC

Summary/Abstract: After CJEU’s decision in the case C‑131/12, Google Spain and Inc., the national courts of the Member States have begun to rule on litigations on the digital right to be forgotten. Romanian courts were no exception regarding this new right of the data subjects. As such, this article aims to provide an example of the Romanian case law which involves a data subject who played a role in public life and the information in question was at the boundary between public and private life. In these circumstances, the Court has concluded that for its decision two aspects are essential, namely if the data is accurate and has actual relevance, and based the ruling on their analysis. This ruling might not be the most relevant one but it offers a glimpse into the Romanian case law on the digital right to be forgotten.

  • Issue Year: 11/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 175-180
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English