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Re:Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK's largest c... by rootusrootus on Monday February 16, 2026 @06:08PM (#47041589)
> I'll put a sign out on my business that says "none of our employees have criminal records".

Why only criminal records? There is a huge amount of potentially useful information about everyone that goes way beyond criminal records.

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Re:Ministry of Justice orders deletion of the UK's largest c... by reactordev on Monday February 16, 2026 @08:52PM (#47042744)
Define useful?

Credit history? Rental history? You want to make those a part of your job application? That could be discrimination…

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