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people really, truly, go out of their way to criticise the EU. there are things about the EU that deserve criticism, but this is reaching to the point of delibe
by permo-w 4y ago
people really, truly, go out of their way to criticise the EU. there are things about the EU that deserve criticism, but this is reaching to the point of deliberate misunderstanding. no one is saying that a person who wants to be forgotten cannot be talked about on your website, or that you have to somehow deliberately delete your memories of that person. you are not a corporation. the right to be forgotten is about the right for you to be forgotten by a corporation. the right for you to not be in their database anymore
- wumpus 4y agoIt could be fun to have a conversation about this topic, but when you start with calling the opinions of others a "deliberate misunderstanding", you've poisoned the well. Still, it's a good illustration that it's a somewhat unique European value. It's definitely not an American value.
- permo-w 4y agoit’s such an overpowering misunderstanding, combined with a topic that people have very little objectivity over that it is not actually believable. do you also think you’re not allowed to remember people’s names without permission because of GDPR?
- denton-scratch 4y ago> the right for you to not be in their database anymore Let's switch that around: you're referring to their right not to be listed in my database any more. I don't see what difference it makes whether I'm incorporated or not; I'm not OK with the idea that certain information cannot be shared. Like, if the information is false, that's one thing; but a legal requirement that some true information must be hidden, that seems like pure badness.
- permo-w 4y agoyour argument is predicated on the assumption that there’s no difference between you and a large group of people. this is very clearly a false assumption