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This makes me wonder, does archive.org comply with GDPR?

Crosseye_Jack 4y ago
Taken form the UKs ICO https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/right-to-erasure https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protectio... > When does the right to erasure not apply? > The right to erasure does not apply if processing is necessary for one of the following reasons: > … > for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific research, historical research or statistical purposes where erasure is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of that processing So Internet Archive is prob covered under archiving in the public interest. But don’t IA remove pages upon request?
- arunnanda 4y ago
  Do they delete old records of a website if the site owner simply asks for it, or do they need any substantial reasons to do so?
  - Crosseye_Jack 4y ago
    You just need to ask and they will remove it. https://help.archive.org/help/how-do-i-request-to-remove-something-from-archive-org/ https://help.archive.org/help/how-do-i-request-to-remove-som...
- mattmanser 4y ago
  Of course it isn't. Archiving Trump's tweets would be in the public interest, but not Joe Blogg's. That's not what public interest means.
Raed667 4y ago
At least, for domains that you own, yes they do. I have asked them once to remove some links from the archive because of accidental private data being exposed. The process was fast and straightforward: 1- Add a page or DNS record proving that you own the domain 2- Email receipts showing that you owned the domain for the requested range 3- Wait 24 hours
- drakonka 4y ago
  They also comply with this for social media accounts on domains you don't own if you can show somehow that it's your account. In my case, it was enough to email archive.org with a Twitter profile exclusion request with the same email I publicly listed in said Twitter profile. For my domain, it was also enough to email them from the email address listed on my site's contact page without any DNS changes.

Taken form the UKs ICO https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protection/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/individual-rights/right-to-erasure https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protectio... > When does the right to erasure not apply? > The right to erasure does not apply if processing is necessary for one of the following reasons: > … > for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific research, historical research or statistical purposes where erasure is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of that processing So Internet Archive is prob covered under archiving in the public interest. But don’t IA remove pages upon request?

arunnanda 4y ago
Do they delete old records of a website if the site owner simply asks for it, or do they need any substantial reasons to do so?
- Crosseye_Jack 4y ago
  You just need to ask and they will remove it. https://help.archive.org/help/how-do-i-request-to-remove-something-from-archive-org/ https://help.archive.org/help/how-do-i-request-to-remove-som...
mattmanser 4y ago
Of course it isn't. Archiving Trump's tweets would be in the public interest, but not Joe Blogg's. That's not what public interest means.

Raed667 4y ago

At least, for domains that you own, yes they do. I have asked them once to remove some links from the archive because of accidental private data being exposed. The process was fast and straightforward: 1- Add a page or DNS record proving that you own the domain 2- Email receipts showing that you owned the domain for the requested range 3- Wait 24 hours

drakonka 4y ago
They also comply with this for social media accounts on domains you don't own if you can show somehow that it's your account. In my case, it was enough to email archive.org with a Twitter profile exclusion request with the same email I publicly listed in said Twitter profile. For my domain, it was also enough to email them from the email address listed on my site's contact page without any DNS changes.