Just to make things clear, I agree that these 2 concepts are somewhat orthogonal. But in the history of law in EU, that's how one lead to the other, which was m

Just to make things clear, I agree that these 2 concepts are somewhat orthogonal. But in the history of law in EU, that's how one lead to the other, which was my point. It's the idea that data doesn't exist in vacuum, but is always tied to something or somebody and that the rightful owner has a say on how it's managed. I agree that these things should be decoupled, though. As for limits to the right to be forgotten I can't find sources right now, but I'm pretty sure that you can only invoke this right on things related to "private life" (ie not public figures).