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Bierbart12 t1_j687ovr wrote

It's pretty easy to threaten website owners into deleting absolutely all the data they have on you if you live in the EU

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Theblackroze t1_j68ebte wrote

Wish we had that same energy in the USA . Anything for money.

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WornInShoes t1_j6a47oc wrote

We need to pass a “right to be forgotten” law like the EU did

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SniperSid t1_j68q34p wrote

Except you have no proof they've done so and you can be sure it'll still be there on archived backups.

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nicuramar t1_j69tv3q wrote

Well you have no proof that I “can be sure” that they didn’t, either.

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CheapMonkey34 t1_j6c9fb7 wrote

The ‘right to be forgotten’ applies to the processing of data, not the archiving. Companies don’t have to destroy backup tapes to meet the law, just that they don’t process the data in the future anymore.

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erosram t1_j6ejlzv wrote

Maybe, but they’ll also put themselves at risk of breaking the law and whatever repercussions come from that.

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