Right To Be Forgotten:legal Protection Of Personal Information In The Big Data Age In The United States

Technology,as the key driving force of media development,constantly endows the media with new forms and functions.The emergence of big data technology has realized the large-scale explosive dissemination of information,which has made the dissemination of information break through the limitations of time and space.The new Internet technology improves the economic efficiency,facilitates people's daily life,but also brings some new problems to mankind.The scene divide and people's front and back boundaries have disappeared.But when the "front desk" information troubles the "back desk" private long-term life,can people have the right to "delete"?The right to be forgotten was born as a new right to privacy protection in the digital age.It is the right of data subject to delete information permanently and stop disseminating to data controllers under the specific conditions of the digital age.It is a powerful measure to protect the privacy and security of personal data in the digital age.While highly praised,the right to be forgotten as a legal means to regulate privacy and security issues in cyberspace has always been controversial,and the focus of the debate is on the game and balance between the right to be forgotten and freedom of speech.When it comes to freedom of speech,we inevitably think of American society.Observing the right to be forgotten in the United States is also a difficult journey.The possibility of accepting the right to be forgotten in American society is very weak.The concrete reason is that the right to be forgotten violates the spirit of the Constitution and undermines the freedom of speech.But in 2013 California enacted Act 568,also known as the Eraser Act,which requires social networking sites,including Facebook and Twitter,to allow minors to erase their online traces.The interaction of the network makes the communication between children and businesses become direct.The memory function of big data technology makes the temporary behavior of minors permanent memory.Therefore,the privacy crisis of minors is more serious than ever.Although the authoritative status of freedom of speech in the United States is beyond doubt,courts often invalidate "freedom" when it comes to child protection.Therefore,the bill,also known as "California Minors'right to Forget",is a balancing act between the right to be forgotten and freedom of speech in American society.The study finds that it is impossible to regulate privacy violation in American cyberspace directly as a legal means,because its essence conflicts with freedom of speech.But we can use the relevant deletion concepts of the right to be forgotten for personal information protection in special areas,such as the "Eraser Act" with the concept of the right to be forgotten in the field of minors in California to achieve deletion rights,help California minors eliminate bad network records,protect the privacy and security of minors.