The use of Europe’s “right to be forgotten” privacy law has broadened

Re:The use of Europe’s “right to be forgotten” privacy law h... by simion314 on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @08:13AM (#21069957)

>Why are some of the comments here defending the deletion of facts?

I see people referring to the search results, the facts still remain in the original databases, so 10 years old articles should still be there.

Let's say I did something stupid 20 years ago, nothing major, if this is not important for the society then why should it appear on Google? Would you be OK if all your embarrassing moments are searchable on Google ? maybe you are lucky and not such moment was published but someone else may not be that lucky.

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Re:The use of Europe’s “right to be forgotten” privacy law h... by new_here on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @09:13AM (#21070418)

If it’s not an offence then it should have a right to be removed. If it is a legal offence like DUI, then it should remain.

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Re:The use of Europe’s “right to be forgotten” privacy law h... by NeedMoreTea on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @09:20AM (#21070473)

What about the legal offences that expire?

An employer might ask to see my driving licence, which includes convictions, for a driving job. A UK equivalent of DUI expires off the licence after 10 years I think. If the law no longer requires it to be revealed, surely it should be removable?

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Re:The use of Europe’s “right to be forgotten” privacy law h... by new_here on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @09:33AM (#21070595)

Agreed, that makes sense.

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