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Given global concern over the increasing conflict between “informational privacy” and protection of online communication, this article examines the post–Google Spain impact on the right to be forgotten in the European Union and its worldwide impact.

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right to be forgotten informational privacy freedom of expression European Union data protection

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The “Right to Be Forgotten” in European Union Law

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