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> Why should you have 'the right to be forgotten'? Why should anyone have any rights? Rights are granted by sovereign nations to their citizens. Sometimes (and
by lagadu 11y ago
> Why should you have 'the right to be forgotten'?
Why should anyone have any rights? Rights are granted by sovereign nations to their citizens. Sometimes (and this is a good example, the US "right to bear arms" is another good one) different nations give their citizens different rights. When these rights are given by democratically elected governments, it's fair to assess that the people collectively decided they wanted said rights and enacted them.
- ChristianBundy 11y agoBut these rights almost always have a philosophical justification – they aren't just things that we want, they're bigger than that.
- lagadu 11y agoThe philosophical justification already exists; it's the same that is used over here for justifying our privacy laws (which include the right to privacy even in public for example, or how sex offender registries are usually banned): people's right to privacy is given a high value.
- marrs 11y agoPerhaps people should be able to move on with their lives after they make mistakes.
- seren 11y agoMoreover, in some circumstances, it is not even a mistake, but you've been the victim of something terrible, and your name will be associated forever with it. "I am not sure I want to employ/rent to someone who's been victim of X..."