欧盟、美国被遗忘权比较研究

A Comparative Study on the Right to Be Forgotten in the European Union and the United States

随着科学技术的发展,被遗忘权在个人信息保护方面的作用逐渐凸显。2014年,欧洲被遗忘权第一案宣判,标志着被遗忘权正式在欧洲确立。本文对欧洲和美国对被遗忘权的立法和司法进行比较,探究二者差异的产生原因,理顺被遗忘权的存在意义和局限性。

With the development of science and technology, the role of the right to be forgotten in the protection of personal information has gradually become prominent. In 2014, the first European case of the right to be forgotten was pronounced, marking the official establishment of the right to be forgotten in Europe. This article compares the legislation and jurisprudence of the right to be forgotten in Europe and the United States, explores the reasons for the differences between the two, and straightens out the signifi-cance and limitations of the right to be forgotten.