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Well, I think it is a bit more complicated. Humans typically do not remember as good as machines. So the intention is probably to bring the internet experience
by arendtio 7y ago
Well, I think it is a bit more complicated. Humans typically do not remember as good as machines. So the intention is probably to bring the internet experience closer to the real-life experience. And the GDPR doesn't seem to make a difference between embarrassing Youtube videos and simple facts about what someone did (would probably take decades in court to make such a distinction).
Nevertheless, it seems, the real problem isn't the impossibility of achieving such a 'delete-from-the-internet' mechanism, but rather the low value for average people and the high value for deceitful individuals.
I mean, I like having a legal right to make Google/Facebook/E Corp delete all the data they have about me and my usage, but there will be few occasions when I will make use of that right and even fewer for people who don't even care what they share online. Imposters, on the other hand, will find that right most valuable.