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A comment on Insights on the First Three Years of the Right to Be Forgotten at Google. Parent comment

Re:Insights on the First Three Years of the Right to Be Forg... by wmf on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @01:54AM (#16471572)
Maybe Google can "unforget" after people die.
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Re:Insights on the First Three Years of the Right to Be Forg... by hobofan on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @05:42AM (#16472399)
Does the right to privacy end with death?
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Re:Insights on the First Three Years of the Right to Be Forg... by PeterisP on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @06:10AM (#16472498)
While not an absolute, in general, yes, it's a legal doctrine that quite a few privacy issues and certain rights do end with death.
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Re:Insights on the First Three Years of the Right to Be Forg... by Paul-ish on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @11:29AM (#16474972)
What harms could happen to someone who is dead?
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Re:Insights on the First Three Years of the Right to Be Forg... by ocdtrekkie on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @12:40PM (#16475805)
You can most definitely harm the family of the dead person.
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Re:Insights on the First Three Years of the Right to Be Forg... by Paul-ish on Tuesday February 27, 2018 @02:20PM (#16476885)
They should send their own request in. The request should be evaluated with respect to the living individual's circumstance, without regard to the deceased.
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