New Data Protection Bill Could See Brits Win ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ On Social Media

Britons could win the “right to be forgotten” online under new privacy laws aimed at tackling the data held by social media giants, it has been revealed. 
Under the proposed Data Protection Bill, set to be debated in the autumn, people will be able to ask social media platforms like Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter to delete information they posted as children. 
The new powers will also require users to give explicit consent for their information to be collected online, rath