Protecting personal data by resorting to the right to digital oblivion in accordance with Jordanian legislation A Comparative study

Abstract

The human right to live in security is a right that cannot be removed from any human being. The Jordanian legislature guarantees the right to private life, and personal data is a close human right that needs to be protected as any other right. In 2023, the Jordanian legislator took a credible step in protecting personal data on the Internet and social media sites. It also gives individuals the right to erase or remove such data, which is known as digital forgetfulness. Thus, the problem of research is reflected in the extent to which the Jordanian legislature has made efforts to protect and make accessible such data. The owners were granted the right to erase them by relying on the right to forget. This research has reached several conclusions and recommendations, most notably that Jordanian legislation has taken clear steps in protecting personal data. The Personal Data Protection Act is a qualitative shift in Jordan's legal system, but the nature of the penal protection imposed on the right to forgetfulness has not been clear.

Hence, the most important recommendations have emerged that Jordanian legislators should add text to the Personal Data Protection Act that includes penalizing any Internet service provider, search engine or social media platform that does not comply with the client's request to delete the content of his personal data and information or based on the judgement of the competent court thereby closing the platform and compensating the victim for the injury suffered.