Research on GDPR Provisions on the Right to be Forgotten and Policy Implications for Vietnam

Abstract

Building a personal image on the internet is not merely an external presentation; it also reflects an individual's inner personality traits. Privacy as a control right suggests that an individual has the right to decide on the dissemination and use of information related to themselves. In the context of the digital economy, the right to be forgotten can easily spiral out of control once data is published online, as what often follows is continuous recall and memorization, such as search engines potentially storing or linking to previous versions of websites through caching. This article evaluates the GDPR regulations concerning the right to be forgotten, the European Court of Justice (CJEU)'s judicial perspective on this right, and the European Union's (EU) legal provisions regarding its scope of application. From there, the article offers recommendations for improving Vietnamese law on the right to be forgotten.