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>It's absolutely insane what they are doing (EU). Should libraries remove newspapers with my name if I don't like what's written there about me? That would be
by M2Ys4U 9y ago
>It's absolutely insane what they are doing (EU). Should libraries remove newspapers with my name if I don't like what's written there about me?
That would be insane if that was how the law works. It's not how the law works.
- djsumdog 9y agoBut it is. Clearly in the article, both people wanted the record of their crime removed. This is censorship, pure and simple. This is why the EFF opposes the Right to be Forgotten. And the bigger questions: why the fuck is Google is soul source of record for things on the Internet. We need other viable search engines that are no subject to this kind of pressure.
- andromeduck 9y agoI think the analogue would be that the library would have to remove it from the catalog and censor the librarians but still keep it on shelves because the original content isn't directly affected as the action is one step removed.
- qznc 9y agoThen german law is nearly insane. In Germany newspaper are not allowed to name people, especially if they are accused but not convicted. The exception is people "of public interest", which is obviously not a clear line. So, quite literally libraries would have to remove newspapers with your name if you don't like what's written there about you ... unless it is of public interest. I consider this law ok.
- ginko 9y agoThis seems entirely reasonable to me.