An update from the Netherlands on the “right to be forgotten” requests

Dutch courts seem conscious of the need to balance privacy with the right to freedom of expression. Two authors, Kulk and Zuiderveen Borgesius, published on August 27, 2015, a paper, Freedom of Expression and ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Cases in the Netherlands after Google Spain, examining how the Google Spain judgment has been applied in the Netherlands.

Kulk, Stefan and Zuiderveen Borgesius, Frederik J., Freedom of Expression and ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Cases in the Netherlands after Google Spain (August 27, 2015). European Data Protection Law Review 2015-2, p. 113-125, is available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2652171

The decision of the European Court of Justice in Google Spain SL v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos is available here

 

For more information, Francesca Giannoni-Crystal

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