---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: La Quadrature du Net <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Dec 2, 2014 at 9:57 PM Subject: [opennetcoalition] "Right To Be Forgotten": Privacy Watchdogs Turning Censors of the Net To: [email protected] Themes: PRIVACY, RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN, DATA PROTECTION, EUROPEAN UNION La Quadrature du Net – For immediate release Permanent link: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/right-to-be-forgotten-privacy-watchdogs-turn... "Right To Be Forgotten": Privacy Watchdogs Turning Censors of the Net *** Paris, 2 December 2014 — Here is La Quadrature du Net's reaction to the publication of the European Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) guidelines [1] on the so-called "Right To Be Forgotten". *** “The guidelines published by European privacy watchdogs underline the serious issues raised by the EU Court of Justice decision of the right to de-indexation. The Right To Be Dereferenced puts in jeopardy freedom of expression and access to information. By entrusting search engines and administrative authorities with the responsibility to arbitrate between the right to privacy and freedom of speech, the Court's decision worsens the dangerous drift towards an extra-judiciary regulation of the Internet. Now, these guidelines sanctify this decline of the Rule of Law rather than inviting the legislator to clarify the law in order to strike an appropriate balance between privacy and freedom of expression. If nothing is done, the CNIL (French DPA) will condone the private censorship of the Internet, increasing the confusion of the roles created by the recent law on terrorism [2], which already gives it authority over the administrative blocking of websites.” said Philippe Aigrain, co-founder of La Quadrature du Net. For more information, see the recommendations [3] on the “Right to be Forgotten” by La Quadrature du Net and Reporters Without Borders. * References * 1. http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/documentation/opinion... 2. See the Law “strengthening the provisions relative to the fight against terrorism” ( https://www.laquadrature.net/en/terrorism-bill-the-french-senate-adopts-the-... ) 3. https://www.laquadrature.net/en/recommendations-on-the-right-to-be-forgotten... ** About La Quadrature du Net ** La Quadrature du Net is an advocacy group that defends the rights and freedoms of citizens on the Internet. More specifically, it advocates for the adaptation of French and European legislations to respect the founding principles of the Internet, most notably the free circulation of knowledge. In addition to its advocacy work, the group also aims to foster a better understanding of legislative processes among citizens. Through specific and pertinent information and tools, La Quadrature du Net hopes to encourage citizens' participation in the public debate on rights and freedoms in the digital age. La Quadrature du Net is supported by French, European and international NGOs including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Open Society Institute and Privacy International. List of supporting organisations: https://www.laquadrature.net/en/they-support-la-quadrature-du-net ** Press contact and press room ** [email protected], +33 (0)972 294 426 https://www.laquadrature.net/en/press-room _______________________________________________ Opennetcoalition mailing list [email protected] https://laquadrature.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/opennetcoalition -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://en.wiki.floksociety.org/w/Research_Plan P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/