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It's complex because 'personally identifying information' is not a thing outside the digital. You can't enforce these rights on physical businesses for exampple
by seydor 4y ago
It's complex because 'personally identifying information' is not a thing outside the digital. You can't enforce these rights on physical businesses for exampple (e.g. can't request from your local bakery to forget that you existed)
- bawolff 4y agoYou can request they expunge all records of your purchases. Not exactly a new idea either. Doctors have been subject to rules around record keeping for a long time. Its not really all that different between physical and digital - the cost of making and (ab)using records is just way lower in digital.
- seydor 4y agomost times it's impossibel (For tax purposes) , but that s not the whole story either. Your baker can offer you your favorite bread every day and you can't force her to 'forget' your preference
- bawolff 4y agoSure, but the same thing applies in the digital world. If you're an important customer, its likely some employees know information about you. You can demand the company erase records, but you can't erase it from the employees' mind.