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‘Right to be forgotten’ under spotlight in 2025

The data-protection watchdog is taking part in an initiative on the right to erasure, or ‘right to be forgotten’, which is being co-ordinated by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).

The Data Protection Commission (DPC) is one of 32 European supervisory authorities taking part in the action, known as a co-ordinated enforcement framework, over the course of 2025.

The DPC says that the right to erasure under the GDPR one of the most frequent topics for queries and complaints that it receives from individuals.

Fact-finding exercise

It enables individuals to have their data erased by the data controller, without undue delay, if one of a series of conditions applies.

The DPC will take part in this action by sending questionnaires to 40 data controllers across the public and private sectors to aid a fact-finding exercise.

The results will be aggregated and analysed together to generate deeper insight into the topic, allowing for targeted follow-ups on both national and EU levels.

This is the fourth time the EDPB has selected a topic for co-ordinated action by national authorities.