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It's really 'The Right to Pretend to Be Forgotten.' Google isn't the only search engine or gateway to the web. Every year there are more avenues. If the EU we
by golemotron 11y ago
It's really 'The Right to Pretend to Be Forgotten.'
Google isn't the only search engine or gateway to the web. Every year there are more avenues.
If the EU were serious they'd force newspapers to edit and republish back issues - but they're not.
- tremon 11y agoA citizen of the EU can also ask a newspaper to remove online articles about him, and in fact the requests usually start there. Why that doesn't apply to hardcopies has also been discussed at length. Newspapers are not required to retroactively publish their articles, because the EU directive is about data accessibility, not about rewriting history. The EU is simply codifying that the natural shelf-life of (newspaper) articles also applies to online content. Yes, you can still find those articles if you're willing to spend the effort. Search engines removed the effort requirement, and the EU decided that this placed a disproportionate burden on their subjects' personal lives.
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