New Data Protection Bill to give UK citizens 'right to be forgotten'

Carly Page
Carly Page
clock 07 August 2017 •
New Bill to extend EU Right to be Forgotten directly into UK law
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New Bill to extend EU Right to be Forgotten directly into UK law

Right to be able to expunge embarrassing old social media posts proposed in new Data Protection Bill

The government has today announced plans to for a new Data Protection Bill that ought to give UK citizens better control of their online data. The Bill will give people a "right to be forgotten" by...

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