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Don’t be blinded by the light: the ‘right to be forgotten’ clarified

Don’t be blinded by the light: the ‘right to be forgotten’ clarified
Don’t be blinded by the light: the ‘right to be forgotten’ clarified
According to ancient Greek mythology, Lethe, better known as Oblivion, was a river deity, daughter of Ungratefulness, who flowed in the underworld Hades. People believed that when the dead reached Hades they were forced to drink Lethe’s waters to erase any memory of their previous life. Today, after more than two and half millennia, whether forgetfulness is a blessing or a curse is still discussed as part of a debate on what is broadly known as the right to be forgotten.
Xanthoulis, Napoleon
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Xanthoulis, Napoleon
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Xanthoulis, Napoleon (2012) Don’t be blinded by the light: the ‘right to be forgotten’ clarified. New Europe.

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According to ancient Greek mythology, Lethe, better known as Oblivion, was a river deity, daughter of Ungratefulness, who flowed in the underworld Hades. People believed that when the dead reached Hades they were forced to drink Lethe’s waters to erase any memory of their previous life. Today, after more than two and half millennia, whether forgetfulness is a blessing or a curse is still discussed as part of a debate on what is broadly known as the right to be forgotten.

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Published date: 30 April 2012

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Local EPrints ID: 453878
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/453878
PURE UUID: 2c6ef656-eac1-43bd-8703-e622c1a8dcca
ORCID for Napoleon Xanthoulis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5474-4967

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Date deposited: 25 Jan 2022 17:42
Last modified: 01 May 2024 16:47

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