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Re:Ask HN: What Are the Best Current Methods to Delete Yours... by krishanath on Saturday December 24, 2016 @11:13AM (#13250297)
Again, the government should not collect citizen's personal information and make it "public" information. Even when certain information is known about a private citizen, there should be laws governing what is allowed use of that information and what isn't. Certain uses should require a release from that citizen.
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Re:Ask HN: What Are the Best Current Methods to Delete Yours... by krapp on Saturday December 24, 2016 @02:46PM (#13251327)
But that information was public, more often than not, before the government collected it.
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Re:Ask HN: What Are the Best Current Methods to Delete Yours... by nommm-nommm on Saturday December 24, 2016 @02:55PM (#13251364)
Newspapers even published birth announcements. Dunno if this is opt in or opt out
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