> I can't go to my school or a credit bureau or an insurance company and say that all my past history should be forgotten. > Why should we enforce such a regul

> I can't go to my school or a credit bureau or an insurance company and say that all my past history should be forgotten. > Why should we enforce such a regulation online? I'm a bit confused. Exactly the same laws apply to the insurance company and credit bureau. They have to have valid reasons for keeping the data, and if they don't have those reasons they need to get rid of it. Which applies equally to online companies.