I think people have the right to demand that any information affecting their persona may be withdrawn and that they have the right to be forgotten (“ >Shades of grey in the right to be forgotten ,” March 9). In an age in which people spend enormous sums of money to get publicity, there are others who do not wish to be remembered at all. One has the right to remain aloof from computer or smart phone reach that most of the time only gobbles up one’s time and gets increasingly monotonous and repetitive. The Court of Justice in Luxembourg has rightly reminded us that we don’t have to accommodate ourselves to technology. On the contrary, we have the right to demand that technology adapt itself to us. Far from advancing people’s welfare, modern technology promotes the business interests of only a few. However, the right to be forgotten or the right to privacy should be exercised in a manner that it does not come into conflict with the freedom of expression.
Kangayam R. Narasimhan,Chennai