Re:German murderer wins 'right to be forgotten'
by blue_devil on Thursday November 28, 2019 @04:49AM
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>>it gives me actually confidence in the justice system of the nation I currently live in: if they even defend the rights of a murderer, this indicates they will also take the privacy of everybody else seriously.
He murdered people on a yacht - maybe he's rich? At least an alternative explanation for why his case was honoured by the highest court.
Suing in Europe is pricey and time-consuming, so I would not say your privacy would be taken seriously "by default" so to say.
Re:German murderer wins 'right to be forgotten'
by atoav on Thursday November 28, 2019 @04:55AM
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Sueing is pricey and time-consuming, but usually the losing party has to carry the cost, so people are more willing to sue against powerful entities if they have a realistic chance of winning
He murdered people on a yacht - maybe he's rich? At least an alternative explanation for why his case was honoured by the highest court.
Suing in Europe is pricey and time-consuming, so I would not say your privacy would be taken seriously "by default" so to say.