Direito ao esquecimento na sociedade da informação: o confronto do direito à privacidade e a liberdade de informação e de expressão

Abstract

The information society has facilitated communication through the internet and social networks, with immediate dissemination of information and facts, which can become public in a matter of moments. In the face of this technological advance, stored past information has become easily accessible, making it difficult for the holder to control facts and data who, sometimes, may not want to be exposed, in order to protect their private life and preserve their dignity. claims for the right to be forgotten. In this context, the general objective of this study is to analyze the possible collision of fundamental rights in the face of the evocation of the right to be forgotten in the information society. It discusses fundamental rights, with their conceptualization, distinction of human rights, generations and limitations. There is also a discussion on the collision of rights, with considerations on their relationship with the principle of dignity, emphasizing the positioning of the Courts in specific cases involving the subject. The research was bibliographic, through the hypothetical-deductive method, using books, laws and judgments.