Right to be Forgotten in India: Digital Privacy & Law

The fact that digital technologies expand exponentially, and the internet is extensively penetrated has radically changed the manner in which personal data is made, memory, retrieved and shared. In the modem world, people simply use online resources on a regular basis: social networks, websites with search engines, online shops, cloud services, and leave a trail of digital footprints behind. In contrast to the classical methods of communication, online information has a particular feature, permanence. Once data are put up, either voluntarily or on unwanted conditions, it might still be available forever, and usually, there is nothing much you can do about it. Such sustainability of data has far-reaching ramifications on personal privacy, reputation and dignity especially when it concerns the suppression of outdated, incorrect and sensitive data.