The Origins and Importance of the Right to be Forgotten
presents a detailed analysis of the Spanish experience in implementing the Right to be Forgotten under the Data Protection framework. This talk focuses on how such a right should apply to the expression and dissemination of personal information online. The talk was the keynote address of the OxPILS Conference 'The 'Right to be Forgotten' and Beyond' held on 12 June 2012. This Conference was the culmination of 'Mending the Tangled Web? Information Privacy 3.0', a series which was generously made possible with funding from a Joint Programme between the European Union and the Council of Europe. (The views expressed are those of the individual speakers only). For full details please see http://www.csls.ox.ac.uk/conferences/oxpilsconference2012/.