The internet has a long memory. But what if the pictures, data and personal information that it can pull up about you appear unfair, one-sided or just plain wrong? More and more people are claiming they have a "right to be forgotten" and are even trying to delete themselves from the web. The issue appears poised to generate legal, technological and moral wranglings for years to come
Right to be forgotten: have you ever wanted something deleted from the web?
A European court has backed "the right to be forgotten" in a test case brought by a Spanish man against Google. Have you tried to delete information about yourself from the web?