The Right to be forgotten: the balance between transparency and privacy of declarations of public officials in Latvia

Abstract

Right to Be Forgotten, since the GDPR was adopted, has become a right that is in many discussions to try to find how to exercise to its fullest capacity and ensure this right. For individuals, it can be easier to ensure it, but for public officials is a different story. Public Officials Declaration in Latvia can be problematic and cause issues to exercise such a right fully, and for that reason, it is in order to look for a balance between privacy and transparency for public officials. This research aims to identify these issues and look for answers on how effective will right to be forgotten will be for public officials of Latvia. Findings revealed that public officials are restricted from fully exercising the right to be forgotten since there is no time limitation for the declaration being publicly available, which also affects the balancing between privacy and transparency.