Right to be forgotten: Localizing the right to be forgotten in Philippine jurisdiction as a means of protecting an individual's right to privacy against prejudicial and irrelevant personal information

Date of Publication

2018

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Juris Doctor

Subject Categories

Civil Rights and Discrimination

College

College of Law

Thesis Adviser

Victoria V. Loanzon

Abstract/Summary

Society has benefited greatly from advances in science and technology. Vast amounts of information have been made available to the public so much so that information technology has transformed into an essential part of everyday life. Though information dissemination is greatly magnified through new technologies such as the World Wide Web, the susceptibility to prejudicial information is similarly magnified. The nature of publishing online information is laissez-faire, as compared to a traditional medium like newspapers that are often held to strict standards of journalistic responsibility. As a result, it becomes increasingly difficult to determine the merit, relevance and veracity of any information; and this results to a large leeway for prejudicial information to foster. This study then contemplates the introduction of a statutory right—the Right to be Forgotten— as a means to address private and prejudicial information. Historically rooted in the philosophy of allowing individuals to live a life free from the prejudice of their past actions and irrelevant or obsolete information, the Right to be Forgotten has found its way into various jurisdictions, most notably in the European Union, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, and Japan.

Abstract Format

html

Format

Electronic

Accession Number

CDTG007212

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy, Sr. Hall

Physical Description

1 computer optical disc, 4 3/4 in.

Keywords

Right to be forgotten—Philippines; Privacy, Right of—Philippines

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9-15-2024

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