Székely, IvánGutwirth, SergeLeenes, RonaldDe Hert, PaulPoullet, Yves2022-03-292012978-94-007-2902-5http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2903-2_17https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/10680As the paper's subtitle suggests, my intention has been to present my views in a format that is decidedly different from the standard style of academic writing. Amalgamating the languages of scientific and literary approaches, the paper is meant to establish a common thread that runs through the separate topics of data protection literature – a leitmotif centered on the problematics of remembering and forgetting, if you will. As a result, readers will not find any numbered sections, bullet points, footnotes or end notes which would hinder the continuity of reading. There is, however, an annotated reference list at the end.engBook chapter