Complaint related to non-compliance with an erasure request to a prospective employer
Ireland's Data Protection Commission handled a complaint in which a job applicant requested that a prospective employer erase their personal data, and the employer failed to comply. The case reflects ongoing enforcement of individuals' right to erasure under data protection law.
Why this matters: When you apply for a job and don't get it, your personal data does not belong to that company forever. You have the right to ask them to delete it. This case is a reminder that employers often sit on applicant data long after a hiring decision is made, and many do not take erasure requests seriously. Regulators taking these complaints forward matters because the right to erasure is only real if someone enforces it.
Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance · General readers · Policy
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