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Newsom signs bill that would make it easier to delete online personal data

81 points by lxm 3y ago

neilv 3y ago
Merge with other post? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37840532 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37840532
- dang 3y ago
  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37838964 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37838964 was earlier so we've merged thither
whatsup7123 3y ago
This is a good move, especially with the emergence of OpenAI/ChatGPT which makes the "data is more valuable than oil" statement increasingly accurate. Individuals should be in control of data they publish online, whether it is behind a password or not. You should be able to delete any data you post, instantly, from all backups, at any time and without any backlash.
PeterStuer 3y ago
As with many initiatives in this domain, you have to be cautious. First I want to say clearly I am vehemently opposed to current state of "personal data brokering" which is basically the same or even goes far beyond what we condem in other totalitarion regimes. I also believe that anyone should have the right to know about, respond to and append commenys with equal weight to personal information that is gathered and published on them. But the devil as always is in the details and more often than not these 'sounds good' initiatives on this front have perverse effects, either intentional or unintended though judging from the past the former is far more likely than the latter. A central registry for all personal profile data brokers makes it so very convenient for agencies that already can demand access to all the data on a peer basis, to now basically have a central shopping catalog in which you have to register by law. Also, their seem to be very many exemptions to the right to have your data purged. Things that people imagine might happen after they submit such a request in many cases wont. Admittedly I do not have the competence to the level of detail required to flesh out the exact consequences of each word in a bill , its interpretation or its implementation. If more competent experts can. Here's the current text as a start https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB362 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtm...
ChrisArchitect 3y ago
Thought I was going crazy that this was already passed. There was already a ton of discussion about this a month ago. Anything new here? Other than it passing across the Governor's desk? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37524158 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37524158

81 points by lxm 3y ago

neilv 3y ago

Merge with other post? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37840532 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37840532

dang 3y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37838964 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37838964 was earlier so we've merged thither

whatsup7123 3y ago

This is a good move, especially with the emergence of OpenAI/ChatGPT which makes the "data is more valuable than oil" statement increasingly accurate. Individuals should be in control of data they publish online, whether it is behind a password or not. You should be able to delete any data you post, instantly, from all backups, at any time and without any backlash.

PeterStuer 3y ago

As with many initiatives in this domain, you have to be cautious. First I want to say clearly I am vehemently opposed to current state of "personal data brokering" which is basically the same or even goes far beyond what we condem in other totalitarion regimes. I also believe that anyone should have the right to know about, respond to and append commenys with equal weight to personal information that is gathered and published on them. But the devil as always is in the details and more often than not these 'sounds good' initiatives on this front have perverse effects, either intentional or unintended though judging from the past the former is far more likely than the latter. A central registry for all personal profile data brokers makes it so very convenient for agencies that already can demand access to all the data on a peer basis, to now basically have a central shopping catalog in which you have to register by law. Also, their seem to be very many exemptions to the right to have your data purged. Things that people imagine might happen after they submit such a request in many cases wont. Admittedly I do not have the competence to the level of detail required to flesh out the exact consequences of each word in a bill , its interpretation or its implementation. If more competent experts can. Here's the current text as a start https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB362 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtm...

ChrisArchitect 3y ago

Thought I was going crazy that this was already passed. There was already a ton of discussion about this a month ago. Anything new here? Other than it passing across the Governor's desk? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37524158 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37524158