Listening "News"

 Listen to the news and complete the following text using the suitable words or phrases!

INTERNET PRIVACY

Just how much (1) ………. should people have over their online (2)……….? Should they be able to demand that an unflattering photo be permanently (3) ………. from a website like Facebook? Does everything people write online have to stay there? What about bank details, addresses – can websites hold onto this information forever?

These were the kinds of questions being asked by the European Commission as it investigated the issue of internet (4) ……….. . Its guiding principle throughout has been what it called "the (5) ………. to be forgotten". It has now decided on what this (6) ………. sounding phrase actually means.

It means that a person does have the right to demand their personal information be permanently deleted if it is (7) ………. that they themselves have put (8) ………. . But they don't have the right to have things like unflattering blogs or newspaper profiles written by others deleted.

The EU Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding said the changes will help build (9)………. in online services.

The Commission also says that businesses should have to tell their customers within 24 hours if their online accounts have been hacked into.

Some internet companies have reacted with concern to the proposals, warning that they could become bogged down in trying to meet the new (10)………. and that could affect their ability to grow.

source: BBC Learning English