Re:Google's end-to-end key distribution proposal
by malka on Thursday August 28, 2014 @07:22AM
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in EU, you can say at any point to a company 'delete every piece of personal information about me that you have', and email is considered an personal information. Even if you gave consent, you can withdraw consent at any point in time.
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Re:Google's end-to-end key distribution proposal
by tomp on Thursday August 28, 2014 @07:29AM
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So, basically, I can tell my bank/credit agency/hospital "please forget that I got a mortgage/defaulted/tested positive for HIV"? Doesn't that sound rather risky?
Re:Google's end-to-end key distribution proposal
by icebraining on Thursday August 28, 2014 @08:09AM
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It's not like that. You can demand to be informed about when the data is processed and for what purposes, get a copy of it, request corrections and object to processing in certain circumstances.
In practice, no, you can't demand to be wiped out from the internal database if you creditor. You probably can prevent them from publishing a debtors' list with your name, though.
Re:Google's end-to-end key distribution proposal
by desas on Thursday August 28, 2014 @08:23AM
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It's not that simple (in the UK at least), you only have to stop processing information if "unwarranted and substantial damage or distress" is being caused.
Re:Google's end-to-end key distribution proposal
by asuffield on Thursday August 28, 2014 @08:50AM
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Additionally, all stop processing / deletion regulations require a court order, which will be subject to all the usual requirements of justice.