THE RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN IN THE DIGITAL AGE: PROSPECTS FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN THE LEGISLATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF UZBEKISTAN

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The accelerating digitalization of public life in the Republic of Uzbekistan, driven in particular by the “Digital Uzbekistan–2030” strategy adopted in 2020, has multiplied the volume of personal information circulating in online registries, media archives and search engines^[1]. As citizens increasingly interact with the state and with private companies through digital channels, outdated, inaccurate or no-longer-relevant personal data continue to be indexed and displayed long after the original purpose of their processing has lapsed. This raises the question long debated in European legal doctrine under the label of the “right to be forgotten” (RTBF) – the possibility for an individual to obtain the removal or de-indexing of personal data that are no longer necessary, no longer accurate, or that have become excessive in relation to the purposes for which they were collected. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the conceptual foundations of the right to be forgotten as developed in international practice and to assess the prospects of its implementation into the legislation of Uzbekistan.