GOOGLE SPAIN V AEPD AND MARIO COSTEJA GONZÁLEZ
In the landmark decision Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja González, the Court of Justice of the European Union has declared that individuals have a so-called ‘right to be forgotten’. This assignment aims to explore the philosophical and legal scope of control over the storage of private information in online systems in the European Union (EU) and US.
Assignment Guideline
Executive summary
1. Outline the case Google Spain v AEPD and Mario Costeja González, the “right to be forgotten” as it pertains to data protection, privacy, freedom of expression, search engines companies.
2. Summarize the relevant data protection regulation (i.e. acts, directives, etc.) in the US and EU
3. Provide an argument for a fairer balance between the data individual’s right to
privacy, data protection, the general public’s access to information, web publishers’, and search engines’ rights to freedom of expression.
4. Describe the applicable laws and policies (in the US and EU) of cyber defense
responsibilities related to the handling of data as it pertains to issues of legal, ethical and/or agency auditing (i.e. in regulated industries such as banking, finance, healthcare, etc.).
5. Provide an ethical stand on the “right to be forgotten” in the following cases –
5.1. A victim of crime
5.2. Cyber bullying
5.3. Social media platforms
5.4. A victim of non-consensual pornography
5.5. Information that puts individuals at risk of identity theft
6. Describe the practices at any organization (or one that you are familiar with) on the handling of data privacy, data storage and transmission.
7. How will your organization handle an individual request to de-list their information?
