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Re:Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK's largest c... by dvdkon on Monday February 16, 2026 @11:51AM (#47037265)
That seems compatible with OP's suggestion, just with X being a large value like 100 years, so sensitive information is only published about dead people.

At some point, personal information becomes history, and we stop caring about protecting the owner's privacy. The only thing we can disagree on is how long that takes.

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Re:Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK's largest c... by reactordev on Monday February 16, 2026 @01:13PM (#47038219)
Right, except there are some cases where that information should be disclosed prior to their death. Sensitive positions, dealing with child care, etc. but those are specific circumstances that can go through a specific channel. Like we did with background checks. Now, AI is in charge and ANY record in ANY system is flagged. Whether it’s for a rental application, or a job, or a credit card.
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