Right to Be Forgotten: Guidelines from WP29

Update: The final document regarding the right to be forgotten has been published. A new article, which goes more in depth, and analyzes the details of the Guidelines published by the Article 29 Working Party is available here: http://itlawgroup.com/resources/articles/237-right-to-be-forgotten-guidelines-casting-a-wider-net

The following blog excerpt on “Right to Be Forgotten: Guidelines from WP29” was written by the external legal counsel of the CSA, Ms. Francoise Gilbert of the IT Law Group. We repost it here with her permission. It can be viewed in its original form at: http://www.francoisegilbert.com/2014/11/right-to-be-forgotten-guidelines-from-wp29/

The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) has adopted Right to Be Forgotten Guidelines, to help Data Protection Authorities in the implementation of the May 13, 2014 judgment of the Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) in the case Google Spain SL and Google Inc. v Agencia Espanola de Proteccion de Datos (AEPD) and Mario Costeja Gonzalez (C-131/12) (“Google Spain”). The WP 29 Guidelines provide the WP29’s view on the interpretation of the CJEU’s ruling, and identify the criteria that will be used by the data protection authorities when addressing complaints.