I invented the web. Here are three things we need to change to save it

Re:I invented the web. Here are three things we need to chan... by Kiro on Sunday March 12, 2017 @01:17PM (#13851737)

> You also have the right to demand the deletion of your personal data

How does it work with data you're legally required to keep? E.g. for tax reasons.

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Re:I invented the web. Here are three things we need to chan... by ThePhysicist on Sunday March 12, 2017 @03:14PM (#13852454)

Excellent question! Article 17 of the regulation (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:320...) lists some exceptions when the processor (the entity holding your data, e.g. Facebook) is allowed to keep some of your personal data. Most notably, sentence 3b states that data might be kept "for compliance with a legal obligation...", which includes keeping of tax records. Also, as the other poster already said the regulation does not apply in the same way to public institutions like the tax office.

However, the processor would not be able to keep any data beyond what is needed for the purpose for which the exception holds, and the data cannot be used for anything else.

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Re:I invented the web. Here are three things we need to chan... by fegu on Sunday March 12, 2017 @02:44PM (#13852297)

"Dear Mr tax man. I request that you delete me."

Financial institutions and the government are exempt for "necessary information".

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