Privacy, the Internet, and the Right to be Forgotten

In an era of online sharing and ubiquitouscomputing, an Internet that never forgets poses a complex challenge to privacy, reputation, and freedom.

Is the EU‘s New “Right to be Forgotten” a Solution?
What is the nature of this legal right? Does itstrike a proper balance between privacy and free expression? Has it worked in the EU? Would it work here?

Wednesday April 20, 2016 (2-4pm)
Room 3107, Mona Campbell Building
1459 LeMarchant Street at Coburg
Dalhousie University

Guest Speaker: Cecile de Terwangne
Professor, Faculty of Law
Director, Centre for Research in Information, Law, and Society
University of Namur, Belgium

 Panelists: Catherine Tully,Information and Privacy Commissioner, Nova Scotia
David Fraser, Privacy Lawyer & Partner, McInnes Cooper
Wayne MacKay, CM,QC, Professor of Law, Dalhousie University
Discussion Chair: Jon Penney, Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Law