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This is now institutionalised as The Right To be Forgotten. Every search engine doing business in the EU has implemented it. Most probably only offer it to Euro

by lrem 6y ago

This is now institutionalised as The Right To be Forgotten. Every search engine doing business in the EU has implemented it. Most probably only offer it to Europeans.

gostsamo 6y ago
The professor is not an EU citizen and the right to be forgotten does not cover unflattering articles in student newspapers.
- calmoo 6y ago
  It can cover exactly that scenario depending on the situation.
  - Symbiote 6y ago
    The right is for removal of search results from particular queries on Google etc. The newspaper doesn't have to do anything.
    - mclightning 6y ago
      Precisely.
- lrem 6y ago
  I believe it not only covers, but is intended to deal exactly with that - news pieces about individuals that are no longer relevant, but the individuals want to get out of search indices.
  - gostsamo 6y ago
    The rights to privacy and to be forgotten could be superseded in the cases of significant public interest. Especially the right to be forgotten is in regard to petty crimes, revenge porn or stupid posts done by minors. Right to be forgotten does not allow for censorship or rewriting history at the will of the subject of an article. Something that Wikipedia reminded me, rtf is obligatory only in the EU and search engines are not obliged to comply with it on its international websites. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_be_forgotten https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_be_forgotten