The Right to Be Forgotten in Italy

Abstract

This contribution focuses on the current implementation of the right to be forgotten under the Italian legal order. By answering to twelve questions, the authors provide an overview of the main aspects in this field. In particular, the authors deal with how the right to be forgotten is protected in Italy, its limits as well as the legal remedies available to enforce such right. Once having described such general framework, this contribution analyses the concrete implementation of the right to be forgotten in Italy considering, in particular, the obstacles in its implementation together with the effective use of the Google procedure. Then, the authors share their views regarding the upcoming legal reform of the right to be forgotten from an Italian and European perspective.

This paper is the result of a joint effort of the two authors. However, the answers to the questions 1, 2, 5, 9, 10 are to be attributed to Oreste Pollicino, while, the answers 3, 4, 6, 8, 11 are to be attributed to Virgilio D’Antonio. The answer to the question 12 is the result of the joint effort of the two authors.