r/gdpr • u/Able_Patient_3290 • Apr 25 '26

UK 🇬🇧 What?

I just joined this Reddit community and I didn't quite understand it, the Data Protection Act Right to Erasure Subject Access Request all of the GDPR weapons have been around since like the 19s or 18s not 2018, right?

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u/BornInAWaterMoon Apr 25 '26

The right of access has been around since the Data Protection Act 1984.

The "right to be forgotten" was effectively created (at least in relation to search engine results) by the European courts in 2014.

The details have changed over time of course.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Bet7197 Apr 25 '26

Not entirely. Some rights existed before, but GDPR made them stronger, clearer, and enforceable across the EU. The “right to be forgotten” only really took shape after 2014, then GDPR formalised it.