1st Edition

The Right to be Forgotten A Canadian and Comparative Perspective

Edited By Ignacio Cofone Copyright 2020
130 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

130 Pages
by Routledge

Exploring the evolution of the right to be forgotten, its challenges, and its impact on privacy, reputation, and online expression, this book lays out the current state of the law on the right to be forgotten in Canada and in the international context while addressing the broader theoretical tensions at its core. The essays contemplate questions such as: How does the right to be forgotten fit... Read more

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

List of contributors

Chapter 1: Online Harms and the Right to be Forgotten

Ignacio N. Cofone

Chapter 2: Lost in Translation: Transposing the Right to be Forgotten from Different Legal Systems

Jennifer Stoddart

Chapter 3: A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing?: Information Asymmetries and the Right to Be Forgotten

Teresa Scassa

Chapter 4: Reconciling Privacy and Expression Rights by Regulating Profile Compilation Services

Andrea Slane

Chapter 5: Let’s Not Dwell On The Past: The Right to be Forgotten As More Than a Romantic Revolution

Pierre-Luc Deìziel

Chapter 6: The Right to be Forgotten in Peace Processes

Ignacio N. Cofone and Catalina Turriago Betancourt

Bibliography

Index

Biography

Ignacio N. Cofone is an Assistant Professor at McGill University Faculty of Law, where he teaches Privacy Law, and an Affiliated Fellow at the Yale Law School Information Society Project. His research explores how the law should adapt to technological and social change with a focus on privacy and algorithmic decision-making.