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> Submit personal information for removal from search engines. This sounds very much like trusting a fox to guard the henhouse. When do they then do with the s
by icepat 3y ago
> Submit personal information for removal from search engines.
This sounds very much like trusting a fox to guard the henhouse. When do they then do with the submitted personal information? Why should we trust that they will behave ethically with it? What happens if, and when, they have a data breach?
- hk__2 3y ago> This sounds very much like trusting a fox to guard the henhouse. When do they then do with the submitted personal information? Why should we trust that they will behave ethically with it? What happens if, and when, they have a data breach? They have no incentive to behave incorrectly as all their business is based on trust. https://help.joindeleteme.com/hc/en-us/articles/8171184985235 https://help.joindeleteme.com/hc/en-us/articles/817118498523...
- j-bos 3y agoTrust seems cheap when individuals often just close shop and move on.
- icepat 3y agoDoes not factor out data breaches. And "our business is based on trust" also has the caveat of "for now". What if they're bought out?
- hk__2 3y ago> Does not factor out data breaches. And "our business is based on trust" also has the caveat of "for now". What if they're bought out? Then nobody knows. "What if?" works for litterally anything anywhere and nobody can respond to all of them, so I’m not sure what you’re expecting here.
- icepat 3y agoI'm not expecting anything, I'm just pointing out that handing over personal data to have your personal data deleted may not be the most sound idea.
- j-bos 3y agoHas anyone collected a list of data brokers to opt out yourself?