Delete data from the internet?
Can it be done?
There Supreme Court of Cassation, in the United Sections, President and Civil Section, established in 2019 that: to delete contents from the internet and in particular on the subject of the relationship between the right to privacy (in its particular connotation of the so-called. right to be forgotten ) and the right to the historical re-enactment of facts and events concerning past events, the judge of merit – without prejudice to the freedom of editorial choice in relation to such re-enactment, which is an expression of the freedom of the press and of information protected and guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution. – has the task of assessing the concrete and current public interest in mentioning the identifying elements of the people who were protagonists of those facts and events.
The Supreme Court lawyer he had argued that the publication of the "piece" after such a long time had not only caused the appellant a deep sense of anguish and prostration which had been reflected in his precarious state of health, but had also caused damage to his image and reputation, as he had been exposed to a new "media pillory" when, by carrying out his appreciated activity, he had managed to rebuild a new life and reintegrate into society, removing the episode from the past.
Furthermore, the right to be forgotten can only be compressed if the image dissemination o of the news concerns a subject with a high degree of notoriety in public life, if it contributes to a debate of public interest, if there is a interest effective and current at its dissemination, if the news is truthful and disseminated for information purposes only.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the appellant.
Online reputation can therefore be checked and it is therefore possible to verify the’applicability of the right to be forgotten ex art.17 of the GDPR and so remove links, images, videos
Delete data from the internet?
Yes, it can be done.
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