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A comment on Canadians have a ‘right to be forgotten’ on Google, Federal Court rules. Parent comment

Re:Canadians have a ‘right to be forgotten’ on Google, Feder... by fknorangesite on Saturday September 30, 2023 @05:48PM (#37720206)
> ban posting that sort of information before a conviction.

A society that does not make arrest information public is one where it is very easy for someone to "disappear." That's the whole point.

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Re:Canadians have a ‘right to be forgotten’ on Google, Feder... by thfuran on Sunday October 01, 2023 @08:19AM (#37725234)
If the government is trying to disappear people, then having in place the mechanisms for a right to be forgotten seems like it would only help them disappear people more thoroughly.
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