NY's 'Right To Be Forgotten' Bill Needs Narrower Focus
Mark Mao was quoted in a March 28 Law360 article about The Right to be Forgotten Act, a unique online privacy rights bill that would force online publishers – such as Google – to delete information flagged as inaccurate or irrelevant, but that many say does not account for First Amendment rights. Of the New York bill, Mark told Law360, "Being able to find all web histories, regardless of whether they are true or not, is something that is arguably covered by the First Amendment. Search engine histories are the result of what third parties have 'spoken' onto the web. People have a right to find such posts, just as they have a right to post. The two rights are inextricably intertwined."