Google seeks to limit ‘right to be forgotten’ by claiming it’s journalistic

Re:Google seeks to limit ‘right to be forgotten’ by claiming... by rectang on Friday April 06, 2018 @02:56PM (#16776237)

To me, that the "internet is forever" is utterly inhumane.

But I live in a country (the US) which is savagely vindictive towards "criminals" (though only poor criminals) both by cultural tradition and as a means towards suppression of minorities.

I'm white, but my name is more common amongst black Americans. If you google me, some of the top image hits are mugshots of unfortunate black people. It doesn't affect me, but it reminds me of how awful it is that mugshots have become so easily aggregated and republished.

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Re:Google seeks to limit ‘right to be forgotten’ by claiming... by ugh123 on Friday April 06, 2018 @03:35PM (#16776635)

The whole mugshot industry is such a racket that needs complete overhaul and regulation. Probably separate regulation then "right to be forgotten".

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Re:Google seeks to limit ‘right to be forgotten’ by claiming... by rhacker on Friday April 06, 2018 @07:45PM (#16778485)

Actually the entire "public records" industry including your family members birth certificates, etc.. I get the idea of making something public record, but to aggregate it and automatically purchase this data from government data holders is down-right-scuzzy. Often these companies also make it available for instant search then claim you have the right to take it down, but not without signing up with your email and agreeing to a bunch of BS. Yes we definitely need legislation here.

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