In a world that records everything and increasingly forgets nothing, who truly holds the right to be forgotten? Between digital archives, search engines, and artificial intelligence systems, the past risks remaining permanently accessible, shaping individual biographies and redefining the boundaries between memory, identity, and personal freedom. This volume approaches the right to be forgotten not as a single, unitary right, but as a constellation of safeguards: from personal data protection to human dignity, from the right to health to identity and cultural concerns, as well as the challenges posed by the persistence of digital traces and the functioning of machine-learning systems. Adopting an interdisciplinary framework that brings together law, semiotics, and computer science, the volume investigates the multiple dimensions of oblivion in contemporary society. At its core lies the increasingly complex and problematic interplay between technology and law, whereby large-scale information-processing technologies challenge legal frameworks to reassess foundational concepts such as time, responsibility, and erasure. In this context, oblivion emerges as a normative issue requiring a careful balance between individual and collective interests. The result is a timely and incisive contribution: in the era of permanent memory, oblivion does not merely entail the deletion of the past, but rather the capacity to govern the circulation of information, safeguard personal identity, and ensure the effective realization of second chances. This volume addresses a central issue for legal scholars, data professionals, and all those seeking to understand how technology and fundamental rights are reshaping our relationship with time and memory.
In un mondo che registra tutto e dimentica sempre meno, chi ha davvero diritto a essere dimenticato? Tra archivi digitali, motori di ricerca e sistemi di intelligenza artificiale, il passato rischia di restare permanentemente accessibile, incidendo sulle biografie individuali e ridefinendo i confini tra memoria, identità e libertà personale. Questo volume affronta il diritto all’oblio come una costellazione di tutele, più che come un diritto unitario: dalla protezione dei dati personali alla dignità della persona, dal diritto alla salute alle questioni identitarie e culturali, fino alle sfide poste dalla persistenza delle tracce digitali e dal funzionamento dei sistemi di apprendimento automatico. Attraverso un approccio interdisciplinare che intreccia diritto, semiotica e informatica, i contributi raccolti esplorano i molteplici volti dell’oblio nella società contemporanea. Al centro del libro emerge il rapporto sempre più stretto - e problematico – tra tecnologia e diritto: da un lato, strumenti capaci di conservare, replicare e rielaborare informazioni su larga scala; dall’altro, regole giuridiche chiamate a ripensare categorie come tempo, responsabilità e cancellazione. In questo spazio di tensione, l’oblio diventa una questione di equilibrio tra interessi individuali ed interessi collettivi. Ne risulta una lettura attuale e incisiva: nell’era delle memorie permanenti, l’oblio non coincide con la semplice cancellazione del passato, ma con la possibilità di governare la circolazione delle informazioni, tutelare l’identità personale e rendere effettive le seconde possibilità. Un tema centrale per chi studia il diritto, per chi lavora con i dati e per chi vuole comprendere come tecnologia e diritti stiano ridefinendo il nostro rapporto con il tempo e con la memoria.
Chi ha diritto a essere dimenticato? I diritti all’oblio e le sfide contemporanee / [a cura di] M. Orofino. - [s.l] : Milano University Press, 2026 Feb. - ISBN 9791255103912. [10.54103/milanoup.273]
Chi ha diritto a essere dimenticato? I diritti all’oblio e le sfide contemporanee
M. Orofino
2026
Abstract
In a world that records everything and increasingly forgets nothing, who truly holds the right to be forgotten? Between digital archives, search engines, and artificial intelligence systems, the past risks remaining permanently accessible, shaping individual biographies and redefining the boundaries between memory, identity, and personal freedom. This volume approaches the right to be forgotten not as a single, unitary right, but as a constellation of safeguards: from personal data protection to human dignity, from the right to health to identity and cultural concerns, as well as the challenges posed by the persistence of digital traces and the functioning of machine-learning systems. Adopting an interdisciplinary framework that brings together law, semiotics, and computer science, the volume investigates the multiple dimensions of oblivion in contemporary society. At its core lies the increasingly complex and problematic interplay between technology and law, whereby large-scale information-processing technologies challenge legal frameworks to reassess foundational concepts such as time, responsibility, and erasure. In this context, oblivion emerges as a normative issue requiring a careful balance between individual and collective interests. The result is a timely and incisive contribution: in the era of permanent memory, oblivion does not merely entail the deletion of the past, but rather the capacity to govern the circulation of information, safeguard personal identity, and ensure the effective realization of second chances. This volume addresses a central issue for legal scholars, data professionals, and all those seeking to understand how technology and fundamental rights are reshaping our relationship with time and memory.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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